Car manufacturer Tesla has made the settings of the built-in security cameras in cars more privacy-friendly following the opening of an investigation by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP). Read more (in Dutch)
According to a document detailing the Commission’s response to suggestions from the European Ombudsman, the EC will require each national data protection authority to share an overview of its data-protection investigations six times a year. As a result, the level of accountability for regulators will grow, requiring them to provide more details on how they...
A press release of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) in relation to multiple international media reports, which highlighted that one or more collated datasets of Twitter user personal data had been made available on the internet. Continue reading on the DPC website here.
According to this article on Bloomberg, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for alleged violations of privacy of users and inadequate cybersecurity measures. The Commission has questioned former Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran and Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner whether Twitter, since its taking over by Elon Mask, has complied...
The FBI and the government of Lexington are cooperating to investigate a $4 million cyber theft. Read more in The Record
The Brazilian Police is carrying out a series of actions to investigate the attacks orchestrated by the Lapsus$ group that allegedly hit the Ministry of Health in December 2021. The investigations already determined eight search and seizure warrants. Read more onThe Record
The Constitutional Court of South Korea has unanimously ruled as unconstitutional the law that authorized mobile carriers to share personal data with law enforcement agencies without notifying the user. The court also ruled that the law violates the right to self-determination of personal information. Earlier, the South Korean’s Telecommunications Business Act allowed mobile carriers to...
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCOM) has opened an investigation targeting Google for allegedly abusing its dominant position. According to the Authority, Google would have hindered the sharing of data with other platforms in Italy. Read more on the AGCOM official website here
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