Jessica Belton reports: The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) last month issued a €27,802,946 fine to telecoms company TIM S.p.A for several GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) infringements and a lack of accountability. The unlawful practices, which occurred between 2017 and 2019, affected millions [Read More…]
Glyn Moody writes: The speech by US Attorney General William P. Barr hardly seems earth-shattering. But buried within its business-like announcement of the indictment of four Chinese military hackers, there is the following statement, which has huge implications for privacy: For years, we have witnessed China’s voracious appetite for the personal [Read More…]
Mark Weiner reports: Instagram has changed its privacy policies in response to last year’s murder of Bianca Devins in Utica that made headlines around the world, Rep. Anthony Brindisi said Thursday. Graphic photos of the 17-year-old’s murder were posted to Instagram and other social media sites, and photos of her bloodied [Read More…]
Yesterday, I posted a news story about lawsuits over HIPAA privacy breaches, and I asked readers to think about what kind of harm or injury did they think would justify a lawsuit. Later yesterday, I read a piece about AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in New Jersey that seemed relevant to [Read More…]