On 21 October, the EDPS will host an IPEN Webinar on: 'Contact Tracing Apps as a large scale exercise in privacy engineering'.
The event will be free, no registration needed.
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Source: European Data Protection SupervisorSource: Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
The changes that come in with the Privacy Act 2020 on 1 December are significant. Not only are they a modernisation of the well-established concepts in the 1993 Privacy Act; they represent a platform for further change. We’re taking this rare opportunity as an office to re-set how we work [...]
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand – BlogsPrivacy principle 6 of the Privacy Act gives people the right to access their own personal information. With six weeks to go until the Privacy Act 2020 comes into force, it’s a good time to become familiar with the new refusal grounds under principle 6.
Generally, an organisation must provide access [...]
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand – BlogsThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has today launched NotifyUsa new online tool enabling businesses and organisations to easily assess whether a privacy breach is notifiable. Under the Privacy Act 2020which comes into effect on 1 Decemberit will be mandatory for organisations to notify OPC if a privacy breach [...]
Source: Office of The Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand – New on the WebsiteThe Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20m for failing to protect the personal and financial details of more than 400,000 of its customers. [...]
Source: UK Information Commissioner’s OfficeWelcome to our latest round-up of privacy news stories for the week.
Royal Commission into Abuse in Care mistakenly leaked survivor's details
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care mistakenly leaked a vulnerable rape survivor’s personal information, including their name, address and the name of their rapist. A form containing [...]
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand – BlogsSource: Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
Dans le contexte de crise sanitaire, la CNIL reçoit de nombreuses sollicitations d’associations et clubs sportifs qui s’interrogent sur la collecte de données relatives à la santé des sportifs, des arbitres ou des encadrants, pour déterminer s’ils présentent des symptômes de la COVID-19. La CNIL rappelle les principes applicables. [...]
Source: CNILDans son ordonnance du 13 octobre 2020, le Conseil d’État reconnaît l’existence d’un risque de transfert de données issues du Health Data Hub vers les États-Unis et demande des garanties supplémentaires. La CNIL conseillera les autorités publiques sur les mesures appropriées et veillera, pour l’autorisation des projets de recherche liées [...]
Source: CNIL