Joke Bodewits of Hogan Lovells writes: Recently, new rules on cookies (all links in Dutch) came into force in the Netherlands. In addition, the Dutch Second Chamber approved a draft bill to introduce a mandatory data breach notification requirement and to strengthen the Dutch Data Protection Authority’s investigative and fining powers. The new rules apply to all companies acting…
Category: Non-U.S.
Kazakhstan Government Sues 100 “Does” Over Hack
Mike Heuer of Courthouse News reports that a lawsuit has been filed in Santa Clara County Court against Does over the hack of Kazakhstan government emails. You can read more here. This appears to be the second suit the government has filed.
Ontario’s sole health privacy prosecution quietly dismissed
Olivia Carville reports: The first person ever prosecuted under Ontario’s health privacy law for allegedly prying into almost 6,000 patient records no longer faces charges because of the “curious” way the Crown handled the case, a court has ruled. Against a backdrop of growing calls for more prosecutions under this law, the potentially precedent-setting case…
ZW: Raid on newsroom justified: Nyambirai
Nehanda Radio reports: The legal counsel for Econet Wireless’ banking subsidiary Steward Bank, Tawanda Nyambirai, says Thursday’s raid on online news agency, The Source, was justified. Nyambirai, together with Steward Bank’s acting chief executive officer, Lance Mambondiani, addressed a chaotic Press conference on the complex matter in Harare yesterday — that pits the right of…
UK: ICO to make enquiries about sale of pension data
From the ICO: Allegations have been made about firms passing on sensitive financial data, including pension information, which is being used by cold calling companies. An ICO spokesperson said: “We’re aware of allegations raised against several companies involved in the cold calling sector, and will be making enquiries to establish whether there have been any…
Personal details of world leaders accidentally revealed by G20 organizers
And once again, a freedom of information request uncovers a breach. Paul Farrell reports: The personal details of world leaders at the last G20 summit were accidentally disclosed by the Australian immigration department, which did not consider it necessary to inform those world leaders of the privacy breach. The Guardian can reveal an employee of the agency…