The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) today arrested a Chinese female aged 31in the New Territories. The arrested person was suspected to have disclosed the personal data of a customer without her consent, in contravention of section 64(3A) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO). The PCPD’s investigation revealed that the victim purchased beauty products from an online platform (the Platform) in November 2024 and received a parcel (the Parcel) from the Shop a few days later. However, instead of the products she ordered, the…
Read moreICELANDIC SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: Arion Bank hf.’s processing of personal data for marketing purposes and in connection with a former customer’s financial affairs
The Icelandic Data Protection Authority has ruled in a case where a complaint was made about the processing of personal data by Arion Bank hf. The Icelandic Data Protection Authority has ruled in a case where a complaint was made about the processing of personal data by Arion Bank hf. Specifically, it was complained that the bank had registered the complainant on the bank’s target group list without his consent, the bank had prevented the legal expiry of information about…
Read moreCANADIAN SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: seeks Federal Court order requiring Pornhub operator to comply with Canadian privacy law
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, has filed an application with the Federal Court to seek an order from the Court to require Aylo, one of the world’s largest operators of pornographic sites, to take steps to bring itself into compliance with Canadian privacy law. The application follows an investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that found significant problems with Aylo’s privacy practices that allowed highly sensitive and intimate content to be posted online without…
Read moreHONG KONG SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: A 43-year-old Male Arrested forSuspected Doxxing Arising from Monetary Dispute
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) today arrested a Chinese male aged 43in Kowloon. The arrested person was suspected to have disclosed the personal data of his former friend and her daughter without the former friend’s consent, in contravention of section 64(3A) of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO). The PCPD’s investigation revealed that the arrested person and the victim had had a relationship since 2021 which terminated in 2022. The arrested person continued contacting the victim afterwards. The two had a monetary dispute…
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