We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 15 June Spotify fined over $5 million for violating the GDPR --- The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection fined Spotify SEK 58 million ($5.4 million) for failure to adequately inform users on how...
European Data Protection Board has accepted the final version of Guidelines on the use of facial recognition technology The European Data Protection Board has accepted the final version of Guidelines on when and how facial technology can be used in law enforcement. The Guidelines emphasize that facial...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 1 June FTC fines Amazon $25 million for violating child privacy laws --- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined Amazon $25 million for violating the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The FTC has...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 27 Apr. Health and Safety Executive breached data protection laws over 500 times in 2022 --- In 2022, it was found that the Health and Service Executive (HSE) experienced 524 data protection breaches. 200 of...
Data protection breaches in healthcare Hospitals, healthcare providers, and health services have been inundated with security breaches, data leakages, and hacks. Inadequate data protection practices, despite the highly sensitive personal information that hospitals store, have led to a significant number of breaches. Many hospitals have also...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 30 Mar. Health department leaks data of patients who accessed HIV services --- The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office reprimanded NHS Highland for a data breach that resulted in the exposure of sensitive patient information....
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 02 Feb. Should law enforcement use Google location data? --- The Register has reported that the American Civil Liberties Union is against the use Google location data as evidence to prosecute individuals, stating that...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere Dec. 15 Microsoft’s EU data boundary will begin rollout in January 2023 --- Companies and businesses that use Microsoft will be able to process and store customer data within the European Union. Concerns have been...
The ICO releases new rules for apps to increase consumer security and privacy A voluntary code of conduct for app developers and operators has been released. If implemented, this will enable security experts to alert app developers when there are software vulnerabilities, making sure that...
We bring you a round up of articles and updates in the data sphere 24 Nov. The Irish Data Protection Commission indicates a range of fines to TikTok --- The DPC has indicated that “a preliminary range of fines” will be imposed on the Irish sector of TikTok. An...
