The European Commission’s DG CONNECT disclosed nine documents in response to an access-to-documents request, but all were already publicly available resources. No Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), internal privacy-by-design documentation, threat models, or controller-role assessments were released. DG CONNECT stated it does not hold a DPIA, arguing that responsibility lies with the future publisher of […]
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, is demanding stronger age verification measures from social media platforms ahead of a proposed social media age ban. The regulator has launched an investigation into TikTok, questioning whether its current age assurance methods effectively protect minors. Ofcom is also investigating dozens of adult websites and working with Google and Bing […]
Did you ever wonder what your car processes for data related to you? Event Data Recorders (EDRs) are installed in over 90% of vehicles and record technical information before and after a crash, including speed, accelerator and brake position, seat belt usage, and airbag deployment.On-Board Diagnostic Information can be accessed through the OBD-II port, required […]
Toyota has exposed the location data of 2.3 million customers for over a decade. The information was accessible due to a security breach in their sales module. The data included customers’ names, email addresses, and vehicle identification numbers (VINs). The breach occurred in Japan, but the data of customers from several countries, including the US […]
The chance that identity fraud can be committed with the personal data, such as address details, telephone numbers and citizen service numbers (bsn), which have been stolen in the Netherlands from the corona systems of the Municipal Health Service (GGD), is small according to the National Service for Identity Data (RvIG). How do you estimate […]
With the Central Government’s CopyID app, you can cross out the identity details in a copy of your identity document that organizations do not need or are not allowed to process. This can be, for example, the citizen service number (BSN), but also a passport photo or signature. This depends on the organization and purpose […]
The UWV benefits agency must pay an employee 250 euros in compensation because it wrongly shared information with the employee’s new employer about her previous burnout. This is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to the Amsterdam court. Read more about this: https://rechtennieuws.nl/59884/uwv-moet-250-euro-schadevergoeding-betalen-na-datalek/
‘Payment details provide a complete picture of someone’s life: what do you spend your money on, which associations are you a member of, who do you associate with, what patterns are visible?’ That is why the AP considers it important to point out the privacy rules to the banking sector and has sent a letter […]
Menzis has to pay a penalty of 50,000 euros from the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA) because people within the organization may have had unauthorized access to health data. Menzis reports this on Thursday in the 2018 annual report. Data that employees were not allowed to view because of their position could still be requested. […]
Minister Bruno Bruins (Healthcare) wants the Dutch Data Protection Authority to investigate whether the medical data of hundreds of thousands of Dutch patients is kept safe. The AD revealed on Saturday that hospitals have recently started to have patient data stored in the Google cloud. Price experts and MPs are critical of the choice for […]
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