🌐 Data transfers to the US and insufficient cookie information:
noyb filed complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament
👉 https://noyb.eu/en/data-transfers-us-and-insufficient-cookie-information-noyb-files-complaint-behalf-six-meps-against
noyb filed complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament
👉 https://noyb.eu/en/data-transfers-us-and-insufficient-cookie-information-noyb-files-complaint-behalf-six-meps-against
noyb.eu
Data transfers to the US and insufficient cookie information: noyb files complaint on behalf of six MEPs against the European Parliament.
noyb filed a complaint, representing 6 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in their complaint concerning the Parliament’s coronavirus testing website.
🐦 Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation
👉 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-launches-birdwatch-forum-combat-misinformation-n1255552
👉 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/twitter-launches-birdwatch-forum-combat-misinformation-n1255552
NBC News
Twitter launches 'Birdwatch,' a forum to combat misinformation — with your help
Twitter said it hopes to build a community of "Birdwatchers" that can eventually help moderate and label tweets in its main product.
🇳🇴 The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has notified Grindr that we intend to issue an administrative fine of NOK 100 000 000 for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent
👉 https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/2021/intention-to-issue--10-million-fine-to-grindr-llc2/
👉 https://www.datatilsynet.no/en/news/2021/intention-to-issue--10-million-fine-to-grindr-llc2/
Datatilsynet
Intention to issue € 10 million fine to Grindr LLC
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has notified Grindr LLC (Grindr) that we intend to issue an administrative fine of NOK 100 000 000 for not complying with the GDPR rules on consent.
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: PCPD publishes 2020 report briefing LegCo on legislative review
👉 https://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/whatsnew/20210118_LegCo.html
👉 https://www.pcpd.org.hk/english/whatsnew/20210118_LegCo.html
www.pcpd.org.hk
What's New
Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data,
🇳🇱 Dutch DPA issues Formal Warning to a Supermarket for its use of Facial Recognition Technology
👉 https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/dutch-dpa-issues-formal-warning-supermarket-its-use-facial-recognition_en
👉 https://edpb.europa.eu/news/national-news/2021/dutch-dpa-issues-formal-warning-supermarket-its-use-facial-recognition_en
🇪🇸 AEPD fines Alterna €50,000 for processing personal data without consent
👉 https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00232-2020.pdf
👉 https://www.aepd.es/es/documento/ps-00232-2020.pdf
🌐 ASEAN releases 2025 digital masterplan
👉 https://asean.org/storage/ASEAN-Digital-Masterplan-2025.pdf
👉 https://asean.org/storage/ASEAN-Digital-Masterplan-2025.pdf
🇮🇳 Opinion: India must fix "policy vacuum" on privacy
With a data privacy bill still pending, India is in a "policy vacuum" with Internet users expected to grow to nearly a billion by 2025, writes Pavan Duggal. "We need to be mindful of the fact that Covid-19 has already ushered in an irreversible process of the evolving New Cyber World Order," Duggal notes.
👉 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/cyber-data-privacy-in-peril-200925
With a data privacy bill still pending, India is in a "policy vacuum" with Internet users expected to grow to nearly a billion by 2025, writes Pavan Duggal. "We need to be mindful of the fact that Covid-19 has already ushered in an irreversible process of the evolving New Cyber World Order," Duggal notes.
👉 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/cyber-data-privacy-in-peril-200925
The Tribune
Cyber data privacy in peril
The govt must safeguard users’ interests from unscrupulous service providers The recent controversy triggered by WhatsApp’s move to unilaterally amend its privacy policy appears to have acted as a catalyst to shake Indian citizens out of complacency.
🇮🇹 Cookies, what data do they capture? What to accept and what not to
👉 https://www.corriere.it/dataroom-milena-gabanelli/cookies-quali-dati-catturano-cosa-accettare-cosa-no/d8bf8dee-5ff8-11eb-9078-a18c2084f988-va.shtml
👉 https://www.corriere.it/dataroom-milena-gabanelli/cookies-quali-dati-catturano-cosa-accettare-cosa-no/d8bf8dee-5ff8-11eb-9078-a18c2084f988-va.shtml
Corriere della Sera
Cookies, quali dati catturano? Cosa accettare e cosa no
Geolocalizzazione, annunci su misura e profilazione: chi non vuole vedere invasa la propria privacy a fini di pubblicità e marketing deve personalizzarli. Ecco come. Milena Gabanelli e Alice Scaglioni sul Corriere della Sera
🇮🇹 🧒📲 Minors on social networks: the Italian DPA opens a file on Facebook and Instagram. The audit will be extended to other social networks
👉 https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9527301
👉 https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9527301
www.garanteprivacy.it
Minori sui social: il Garante privacy apre fascicolo su Facebook e Instagram. La verifica sarà estesa anche agli altri social
🇫🇷 "Credential stuffing": the CNIL sanctions a data processor and its subprocessor
👉 https://www.cnil.fr/fr/credential-stuffing-la-cnil-sanctionne-un-responsable-de-traitement-et-son-sous-traitant
👉 https://www.cnil.fr/fr/credential-stuffing-la-cnil-sanctionne-un-responsable-de-traitement-et-son-sous-traitant
www.cnil.fr
« Credential stuffing » : la CNIL sanctionne un responsable de traitement et son sous-traitant | CNIL
Entre juin 2018 et janvier 2020, la CNIL a reçu plusieurs dizaines de notifications de violations de données personnelles en lien avec un site internet à partir duquel plusieurs millions de clients effectuent régulièrement des achats. La CNIL a décidé de…
🇧🇪 Belgium: DPA publishes recommendations for data cleansing and record destruction
👉 https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/recommandation-n-03-2020-du-11-decembre-2020.pdf
👉 https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/publications/recommandation-n-03-2020-du-11-decembre-2020.pdf
👨🦰👩🦰👀 CoE - Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
👉 https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-rule-of-law/-/facial-recognition-strict-regulation-is-needed-to-prevent-human-rights-violations
👉 https://www.coe.int/en/web/human-rights-rule-of-law/-/facial-recognition-strict-regulation-is-needed-to-prevent-human-rights-violations
Human Rights and Rule of Law
Facial recognition: strict regulation is needed to prevent human rights violations
Strasbourg 28/01/2021
🇨🇭 Smart Criminal Justice - An empirical study on the use of algorithms in Swiss policing and criminal justice (only available in German)
👉 https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/261666/
👉 https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/261666/
🇺🇸 FTC finalises settlement with Zoom over security and privacy practices
👉 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/02/ftc-gives-final-approval-settlement-zoom-over-allegations-company
👉 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/02/ftc-gives-final-approval-settlement-zoom-over-allegations-company
Federal Trade Commission
FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Zoom over Allegations the
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
🇸🇬 Singapore Proposes Law to Use Tracing Data in Serious Crimes
👉 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/singapore-proposes-law-to-allow-tracing-data-for-serious-crimes
👉 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/singapore-proposes-law-to-allow-tracing-data-for-serious-crimes
Bloomberg
Singapore Proposes Law to Use Tracing Data in Serious Crimes
Singapore introduced a bill on Monday in parliament to formalize the use of contact tracing data in criminal investigations for serious offenses, after it was revealed that such information was already used in a murder case.