Privacy Transformation - Issue 131
PRIVACY
EU privacy enforcement not working, says GDPR architect
European Union privacy enforcement still isn’t working according to plan and changes may be needed, according to one of the architects of the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Graham Dwyer given boost by European court in challenge to murder conviction
A legal opinion just issued by the advisor to the European Court of Justice favours a case being taken by Graham Dwyer to overturn his conviction for murder.
RELATED: ECJ adviser's opinion boosts Dwyer's case over phone data
European Commission questions independence of Belgium's Data Protection Authority
Belgium was given 2 months to take action after proceedings launched, but the "response did not address the issues raised and the members concerned have remained in their positions."
Google should not get a say in what is to be forgotten
Greater scrutiny required in relation to how search engines arrive at decisions.
Testing company saves customer DNA for future use
A large Covid-19 testing provider is being investigated by the UK’s data privacy watchdog over its plans to sell swabs containing customers’ DNA for medical research.
Man claims he was jailed due to PULSE mix up by gardaí
A Co Louth man has claimed before the High Court that he wrongfully spent ten days in jail after gardaí merged his PULSE profile with that of another unrelated person with a similar name.
Dispatch from Brussels: Some clarification for EU data transfers on the horizon
The European Commission's Bruno Gencarelli offers some clarity and updates on the state of EU data transfers at the IAPP Data Protection Congress 2021.
South Korean privacy watchdog apologises for violating privacy while mediating privacy lawsuit
South Korea's privacy watchdog leaked personal information relating to participants in a case that sought to probe Facebook's leak of personal information.
SECURITY & TECH
Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data
Voyeurs. Sabotaged accounts. Backdoor schemes. For years, the retail giant has handled your information less carefully than it handles your packages.
Die Hard scenario unlikely but not impossible, says cyber security chief
Ireland’s cyber security body will be “getting into people’s faces” a lot more under Government expansion plans and EU legal requirements, the country’s cyber chief has said.
Hackers break into FBI email system
Hackers compromised a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) email system on Saturday and sent tens of thousands of messages warning of a possible cyberattack, according to the agency and security specialists.
Councils and police must 'weigh CCTV firms' human rights records'
Surveillance camera watchdog's call follows MPs' plea for a ban on tech used in Uyghur camps.
Grindr accused of heavy-handed biometric data requests
The app demands biometric and other identifiers from anyone wanting to know exactly what personal data Grindr has gleaned from people as they use the service.
Facebook and Instagram gathering browsing data from under-18s, study says
Parent company Meta denies data being used to target young users with ads based on their browsing activity
Bad Santa: Amazon, Facebook top Mozilla's naughty list of privacy-crushing gifts
Mozilla researchers spent over 950 hours examining 151 popular connected gifts, identifying 47 that had what they called "problematic privacy practices."
UK NCSC: Weekly Threat Report
The NCSC's weekly threat report is drawn from recent open source reporting.
DATA BREACH
7 million Robinhood user email addresses for sale on hacker forum
The data for approximately 7 million Robinhood customers stolen in a recent data breach are being sold on a popular hacking forum and marketplace.
GUIDANCE & OPINIONS
CNIL Publishes DPO Guidance
France's Data Protection Authority has published guidance that covers the process and factors to be considered when hiring a DPO. It also discusses what resources should be provided to allow a DPO to do their job effectively.
[Available only in French]
Resources
PwC: Seven privacy megatrends - A roadmap to 2030
Will consumers’ and employees’ privacy rights be better protected in the coming decade? PWC analyses seven privacy trends, including:
- Race to own the data-value chain
- Battles in a tripolar privacy world
- Rise of privacy enforcement
- Persistence of the privacy paradox
- Diverging employee privacy cultures
- Emergence of trusted technology first movers
- Privacy engineering talent shortage
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