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Legal Action: GDPR Suit Filed Against Amazon And Apple For Non-Compliance

An Austrian non-profit organization, noyb, has filed suit under GDPR against eight firms for non-compliance with the privacy regulation. The suit named Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Youtube, and three others for violating the terms of the European law.. The suit was filed with the Austrian privacy authority on behalf of 10 users. According to attorney Max Schrems, who heads noyb, the firms have built structural violations of users’ rights into their systems. . The Austrian non-governmental organization noyb initiated legal action under the GDPR framework targeting Amazon, Apple, and several other companies for breaches of privacy regulations.. GDPR Compliance, Data Protection Lawsuit, Privacy Violation Claims, User Rights Enforcement. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Jan 19, 2019 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Twelve States Take Legal Action Over Lost Patient Records

Twelve US states are suing an electronic healthcare record provider who lost 3.9 million personal records in 2015.. The Attorneys general of Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Wisconsin clubbed together to file suit against Indiana-based Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE) and its subsidiary NoMoreClipboard (NMC) this week. The states, who each have residents affected by the breach, are negotiating a payout with the company. The link for this article located at Naked Security/Sophos is no longer available. . Twelve states have launched legal proceedings against an electronic health records provider after a major data breach affected 3.9 million people's personal information. Data Breach, Healthcare Records, Electronic Medical Data. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Dec 07, 2018 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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Marriott Data Breach Sparks Class Action Lawsuits From Oregon And Maryland

Hours after announcing a data breach on Friday, two Oregon men sued international hotel chain Marriott for exposing their data. Their lawsuit was followed hours later by another one filed in the state of Maryland.. Both lawsuits are seeking class-action status. While plaintiffs in the Maryland lawsuit didn't specify the amount of damages they were seeking from Marriott, the plaintiffs in the Oregon lawsuit want $12.5 billion in costs and losses. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Legal actions initiated in Virginia and Washington following Hilton's disclosure of a cybersecurity incident, demanding significant compensation.. Marriott Data Breach, Class Action, Data Security, Cyber Law. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Dec 03, 2018 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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SPG Law Launches Group Action Over Cathay Pacific Data Breach Incident

Fresh from launching a £500 million group action against British Airways after a serious security breach, UK law firm SPG Law has wasted no time responding to the announcement last week of a hack at Cathay Pacific which saw the personal data of 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers breached.. SPG Law is inviting customers of Cathay Pacific to visit its website at cathaydatabreach.com (they were obviously quick off the draw setting that up…) The link for this article located at Graham Cluley is no longer available. . SPG Law is inviting customers of Cathay Pacific to visit its website at cathaydatabreach.com (they w. fresh, launching, million, group, action, against, british, airways, serious, security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Oct 30, 2018 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Hacks/Cracks
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Wikimedia Foundation Lawsuit Against NSA And DOJ For Privacy Rights

The Wikimedia Foundation which operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has filed an lawsuit against the National Security Agency (NSA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of United States for violating user privacy. . In a lawsuit it filed on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, Wikimedia accused NSA and DOJ of violating constitutional rights on Wikipedia. Wikimedia has pleaded that the NSA program surveillance program was a violation of its First Amendment right of free speech and a violation of the Fourth Amendment The link for this article located at TechWorm is no longer available. . In a lawsuit it filed on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, Wikimedia ac. wikimedia, foundation, which, operates, popular, online, encyclopedia, wikipedia, filed, lawsu. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 11, 2015 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Wikimedia Legal Action Against NSA Surveillance Of User Privacy

In an effort to stop the U.S. government from spying on Wikipedia. The lawsuit, due to be filed with a coalition of eight civili liberties organizations later Tuesday, challenges what Wikimedia calls the NSA The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . The lawsuit, due to be filed with a coalition of eight civili liberties organizations later Tuesday,. effort, government, spying, wikipedia, lawsuit, filed. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Mar 10, 2015 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Gary McKinnon Extradition Update: U.K. CPS Declines Action

Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon will not now face legal action in the U.K. following a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service, but the U.S. extradition warrant remains open.. NASA hacker Gary McKinnon will face no legal action in the U.K. The Crown Prosecution Service has decided the appropriate jurisdiction for the McKinnon case is the U.S., after discussing the case with the U.S. Department of Justice and the police. The link for this article located at CNET is no longer available. . The U.K. will take no legal measures against Gary McKinnon, the hacker who breached NASA systems, following a ruling by the Crown Prosecution Service.. Gary McKinnon Extradition, Cybercrime Jurisdiction, Legal Actions, NASA Hacker. . Alex

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EFF and ACLU Lawsuits Seek DOJ Transparency on Patriot Act Data

Two civil liberties groups have filed lawsuits asking the U.S. Department of Justice to detail its collection of electronic data and other information under the 10-year-old counterterrorism law, the USA Patriot Act.. The lawsuits, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, seek to have the DOJ and its U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation branch turn over all information related to information requests allowed under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Section 215 allows the FBI to ask for a court order to obtain "any tangible things," including books, records, papers, and documents, related to a terrorism investigation. The link for this article located at Network World is no longer available. . Legal actions initiated by EFF and ACLU demand DOJ transparency on data gathering under the Patriot Act, highlighting issues related to civil liberties and accountability.. Patriot Act, EFF, ACLU, data collection, civil liberties. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Oct 27, 2011 User Avatar Anthony Pell Government
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