All news on the topic: Data Protection

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UK data watchdog chief John Edwards resigns after workplace conduct probe
John Edwards has resigned from his role running the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, citing “poor judgement” in interactions with colleagues.
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Former London Clinic worker cautioned over Princess of Wales medical records breach
A former healthcare worker at a private hospital in London has been formally cautioned by the UK privacy and data watchdog over the deliberate misuse of the Princess of Wales’s private medical records and offering to disclose them for financial gain.
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Greek court sentences Intellexa-linked figures to over 126 years each in landmark ruling on illegal use of Predator spyware
The court found that Intellexa’s Predator software was used to spy on at least 87 victims, including journalists, politicians, military officials, business leaders, and civil society members, delivering the first convictions in an investigation into the illegal use of commercial spyware.
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UK admits HMRC wrongly suspended child benefit for nearly two-thirds of families flagged by faulty Home Office travel data
More than 60% of parents who had their child benefit suspended by HM Revenue and Customs after being flagged by faulty Home Office travel data were not committing fraud, the government has admitted.
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Banned in one country, hired in another: how EU states ignore alerts about dangerous doctors
A recent investigation revealed how doctors who have been banned in one country can keep practicing in another. Newly-obtained data shows that national authorities often do not read warnings about doctors sent by counterparts elsewhere.
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Hacked hospital CCTV videos of women sold on Telegram, police say
Police say that CCTV videos hacked from a maternity hospital in India have been sold on Telegram, raising serious questions about privacy and security in a country where such cameras are widespread.
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Smile White scandal: founders Hassan and Hussein Dalghous exposed using racist slurs and mocking patients in leaked chats
Senior figures at leading cosmetic dental firm Smile White were also seen to use derogatory language in the workplace, an insider has exclusively told LBC.
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Poland’s digital minister warns of ‘very serious’ SuperGrosz hack as criminals obtain user data
Poland’s digital affairs minister said data from SuperGrosz users was stolen in a cyberattack and handed to criminals.
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MoD faces £850m fallout as lawyers target huge compensation claims
Law firms have started enrolling claimants to capitalize on the Afghan data breach, with each one potentially receiving up to £250,000 in compensation.
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Data leak of 18,000 Afghans: How the government hid the disaster behind an unprecedented constitutional ban
The government spent nearly two years employing an unprecedented superinjunction to stop the public from learning about a catastrophic Ministry of Defence data breach that exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces.