The Amsterdam hospital OLVG has been fined 440,000 euros by the Dutch Data Protection Authority. According to the Dutch Authority, the hospital had taken too few measures between 2018 and 2020 to prevent access by unauthorized employees to medical files. There was not enough control over who viewed which file. The security of the computer […]
The CBS of the Netherlands (Statistics office of the Netherlands) investigated how internet users from aged 12 or older take measures to protect their personal data on the internet. According to this survey, in which fa. 6,500 people took part of it, 90 percent said they had taken measures to protect their personal information on […]
Half a million Dutch people already have a smart doorbell that often stores personal data in the cloud. Who has access to it? What are the security measures? How long and where is the data stored? Which data? Who is this information shared with? Are automated decisions taking place? Read more about this article here: […]
Comparitech researchers analyzed 40+ dark web marketplaces to find out how much your credit card, Paypal, and Social Security Numbers are worth to cybercriminals. Read more about this article here: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/dark-web-prices/
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The EDPB advises you to know your transfers. Mapping all transfers of personal data to third countries to ensure that it has an equivalent level of protection wherever it is processed. You must also verify that the data you transfer is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for […]
The Cyber Security Council is a national and independent advisory body to the cabinet. They are concerned about the growing dependence on the Netherlands when it comes to the use of new technological applications or services from foreign tech companies. This can lead to potential vendor lock-in and in exceptional cases possible access to data […]
The European Commission is going after cloud computing, the online data storage business dominated by big American companies. A draft bill seeks to address concerns about dependence on a small group of providers: chiefly Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The bill creates an oversight system designed “to preserving the […]