IBM used Flickr photos for facial recognition project |  Up to one million photos used without consent When facial recognition technology tracks shoppers in malls people will naturally start asking why?Read More

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is accused of secretly filming employees' private medical examinations without their consent or knowledge. A senior administration employee filed a class action lawsuit, alleging that she was secretly videotaped during a medical examination and, consequently her personal privacy was violated. The incident occurred in August 2016....Read More

Here in Part 2, we continue with our ‘bird’s-eye’ view of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We examine how the CCPA has followed in the footsteps of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and how California’s new consumer privacy laws are impacting both consumers and businesses in California, and potentially across the...Read More

GDPR compliance: What does your company stand to lose if it suffers a data breach? | The cost of non-compliance. Businesses should not need reminding that in May last year the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. Nine months later, we find that some companies have ceased trading and others have had to...Read More

Your company is not located in California. So, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will not affect you, right? Wrong. CCPA requirements will impact businesses both inside and outside of California.The California Consumer Privacy Act was signed into law in June of last year. It is the first U.S. law that follows many characteristics of...Read More

Irish DPC opens data breach inquiry |  Media giant’s compliance with GDPR article being examined The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has confirmed it has opened a statutory inquiry into a data breach notification from Twitter. The DPC will examine a “discreet issue” relating to Twitter’s compliance with a specific article in GDPR rules. The...Read More

Google appeals fine of €50 million imposed by CNIL |  Biggest ever fine imposed for GDPR violations GOOGLE has confirmed its plans to appeal against a €50 million ($57 million) financial penalty imposed by the French data protection authority, CNIL . The fine, which was the biggest-yet for non-compliance with the European Union’s General Data...Read More

Facebook sued by top US prosecutor over Cambridge Analytica |  “Facebook has not been honest with Congress or the public about how it treats its users’ data” claims New Jersey Rep. Washington DC’s top prosecutor is suing Facebook in the first significant US move to punish the firm for its role in the Cambridge Analytica...Read More

Information which is collected, processed, disclosed, or sold under the California Financial Information Privacy Act and the GLBA, is CCPA exempt. However, personal information relating to  residents of California that are outside the scope of these laws will still be subject to the CCPA. This includes applicant and employee information, business contacts, commercial client information,...Read More

A finance company (defendant) has been persistently making debt collection calls, despite not having an individuals’ consent to do so. The individual (plaintiff) asked for the calls concerning the alleged debt to cease. The company failed to show that its phone system was not an Automated Telephone Dialling System (ATDS). The firm based its claim...Read More