Norwegian Data Protection Authority issues intention to fine gay/trans dating app Grindr 9.6 million Euro for lack of consent when sharing data with third parties for marketing purposes. User data included gps location and use of the app, the latter considered to be a special category of personal data (sexual orientation). Fine appears to be […]
Windows Remote Desktop servers are now used to amplify DDoS attacks. A IT professional knows how to avoid this, he or she should install an independent zero trust solution that not only protects your RDP services, but also eliminates complexity wherever the service is hosted. It acts as a smart central bastion and implements Role […]
The Intelligence Agency was set up by the Ministry of Social Affairs to assist municipalities in assessing applications for benefits and transmitting “signals” of possible fraud, based on large-scale processing of data from citizens. The Dutch Data Protection Authority fears that citizens may again become victims of unlawful and non-transparent government actions and asks the […]
There is a large-scale trade in millions of residential addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and social security numbers from the two main corona systems of the GGD. Police over the weekend arrested two people suspected of this illegal data trade. This concerns trade in data from two corona systems of the GGD: CoronIT, which contains […]
The idea of global vaccination and health data being stored in centralized systems has many privacy experts freaking out. As the first vaccines against COVID-19 roll out, governments and institutions across the world are scrambling to figure out how to provide proof that someone has been vaccinated. Paper certificates, PDFs, wristbands and mobile apps have […]
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated the Privacy Shield, the international treaty that covered the transfer of data from the European Union to the United States. The Court stated that the transfer of data to the United States is not safe for European citizens, and for this reason […]
Creating, remembering and using passwords is tedious, frustrating, time-consuming and not 100% secure, because even the strongest password can be stolen and misused. That is why the Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) is campaigning from October 2020 to promote better security of accounts. Watch this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phLcILslhbQ&feature=emb_logo
One of the email encryption providers like SwitchMail encrypts all incoming emails by default. However, a ruling by the Cologne Regional Court is now forcing the company to install a function with which investigators can monitor individual mailboxes and read emails in plain text. In the summer, the Hanover Regional Court decided that email encryption […]
A hack took place on the old member portal of the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie (KNWU), whereby the details of 90,000 members were stolen. This includes name, e-mail address, telephone number and address details. The hack took place on the old MijnKNWU environment. The required sum (ransomware) has not been met to the hacker. […]
According to VoetbalTV, a commercial and legitimate interest can co-exist within the AVG. The judge agrees. “The prior exclusion of a certain interest as a legitimate interest is contrary to European case law.” “Proportionality and subsidiarity were not part of that assessment. Nor did the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) weigh up the interests at […]