The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office warned organizations regarding the need to increase data protection and security concerning sensitive information belonging to victims of domestic abuse. The warning comes as the ICO issued seven reprimands in 14 months over data breaches involving domestic...

An advisor to the board of directors of Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, testified to the Chamber of Deputies Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation regarding data protection impacts of blockchain in public administration. Jeferson Dias Barb...

A TikTok user allegedly used commercial facial recognition software PimEyes to dox other users who appear in viral videos, 404 Media reports. The user would then create content publishing the users' personal information. TikTok declined to remove the account and claimed such activity was not a viola...

Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law was enacted 16 Sept., the Saudi Gazette reports. The law regulates the collection, processing, disclosure and preservation of data, including a "detailed framework of processing standards, the rights of data subjects, the obligations of relevant bodies whe...

The Associated Press reports Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued Indiana University Health and IU Healthcare Associates over an alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violation concerning abortion patient privacy. The attorney general claimed a physician at the hospital vi...