NL Times reports: The Dutch data protection authority AP is investigating whether health service GGD is complying with privacy rules with its coronavirus test line, the call center where Netherlands residents can book a Covid-19 test and which calls with their results. This follows stories of former employees still having access to personal data, even…
Home security cams hacked in Singapore, and stolen footage sold on adult websites
Graham Cluley writes that Singapore residents have discovered the ugly truth that video from their in-home security cams has been hacked and embarrassing footage put up for sale: as local media reports, clips stolen from more than 50,000 hacked cameras have been uploaded to pornographic websites, and X-rated footage sold to people prepared to pay a…
Germany: No GDPR damages after data breach
Seen at DLA Piper: One of the many open questions of data protection law in Europe is how compensation for “non-material damage” will be calculated. In contrast to personal injury claims where lawyers have (hundreds of) years of case law to call upon to help calculate compensation, there is comparatively little case law considering how…
His Writing Radicalized Young Hackers. Now He Wants to Redeem Them
Andy Greenberg reports: Set the first and last books in Cory Doctorow’s epic, three-book Little Brother cypherpunk saga side by side, and they read a bit like a creative writing master class on telling two starkly opposite stories from the same prompt. The common premise: Islamist terrorists bomb the Bay Bridge. Thousands die. The Department of Homeland responds…
Documents give details on Hennepin Healthcare employees fired for ‘improperly’ accessing George Floyd records
Hannah Flood reports: The public is learning more about some employees at Hennepin HealthCare who were fired for accessing George Floyd’s medical information when they weren’t supposed to. An attorney for Floyd’s family was notified last month that his medical records were accessed multiple times by employees at the hospital, violating Floyd’s medical privacy and…
UK: Edinburgh nurse sacked from RIE after being caught viewing records of neighbours and friends
Alasdair Clarke reports: A nurse who abused her position to read the private medical records of 28 patients has been sacked by NHS Lothian. Julie Naughton admitting to looking at the records over a six month period in 2018 without having any medical or health need. She was working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at the time, and some…