Isabel Carvalho and Rafael Loureiro of Hogan Lovells write: On 14 August 2018 Brazil approved its new General Data Privacy Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais or “LGPD”) – a comprehensive law that closely mirrors the European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (“GDPR”). Although the LGPD significantly expands [Read More…]
The Local (.at) reports: Austria’s national post office found itself under fire on Tuesday for collecting and selling information about customers’ political allegiances in what privacy campaigners say bears similarities to the Facebook data-sharing scandal. According to the investigative journalism website Addendum, the Austrian Post sold the names, addresses, age and [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: The U.S. Border Patrol (CBP) and the TSA claim they need to secretly spy on everyone’s social media accounts so they can understand a person’s relationship with their friends, family and the government. According to a DHS report published last month, nothing can stop the Border Patrol [Read More…]
Phil Fairbanks reports: When the FBI uncovered a scammer targeting Wegmans two years ago, agents hacked into the suspect’s computer in an effort to learn his identity. The hacking, approved by a judge, involved an email and attachment that, when opened, connected the suspect’s computer to an FBI server. A [Read More…]