Back End News reports: The Philippines’ National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered Familyhan Credit Corp. to immediately stop processing the personal data of more than 6,000 borrowers following an investigation of complaints that the online lender has put at risk the privacy of the data subjects in violation of the Data Privacy Act of 2012…
Category: Exposure
Ph: Privacy Commission summons operators of website that exposed car owners’ personal data
There’s an update to a data leak situation previously noted on this site. It’s always interesting to me to see how other countries handle privacy violations or data leaks. It looks like the NPC has the authority — and uses it — to order ISPs to block access to problematic web sites that violate privacy….
Amazon’s Ring Neighbors app exposed users’ precise locations and home addresses
Zack Whittaker reports: A security flaw in Ring’s Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app. Ring, the video doorbell and home security startup acquired by Amazon for $1 billion, launched Neighbors in 2018 as a breakaway feature in its own standalone app. Neighbors is one…
Co: Pitkin County COVID-19 case investigations inadvertently exposed online
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pitkin County learned of an incident that may affect the privacy of certain information and is providing notice so that affected individuals may take steps to better protect their personal information, should they feel it is appropriate to do so. To date, Pitkin County has seen no evidence that any personal information…
Saskatchewan privacy commissioner investigates potential breach of hunting licensing system
There was one email breach involving guns in Australia but also one email breach involving guns in Canada this week. Jonathan Guignard reports: Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner is investigating a potential privacy breach involving the province’s hunting, angling, and trapping licence system (HAL system). The province said the incident occurred on Jan. 7 when an email regarding Hunter…
AU: Police release 500 firearm owner details in email bcc gaffe
Mark Solomons reports: Queensland police have accidentally released details of hundreds of firearms owners in an embarrassing privacy and security breach, which is under investigation. Compounding the error, the move was an attempt to warn firearms owners to secure their properties following a spate of thefts of guns. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald.