Advanced backdoor were pre-installed on Android devices before they left the factories in 2017.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/google-confirms-2017-supply-chain-attack-that-sneaked-backdoor-on-android-devices/
Microsoft pulls open facial recognition dataset after Financial Times investigation
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/7/18656800/microsoft-facial-recognition-dataset-removed-privacy
Privacy concerns, pictures were from public sources, – many data subjects not aware and didn’t consent.
Germany/BW: LfDI BW: GDPR questionnaire for communities
Link to announcement:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/fragenkatalog-kommunen/
Direct link to the questionnaire:
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LfDI-BW-Umfrage-Gemeinden-Fragebogen.pdf
German: Ist der Verlust eines privaten Handys oder Laptops meldepflichtig oder greift das Haushaltsprivileg nach Art. 2 Abs. 2 lit. c DSGVO?
Can the loss of a private mobile or laptop require a data breach notification, or does the household exemption prevail? – No household exemption, if any processing for non-household use. (No surprise really.)
Blog article https://www.datenschutz-notizen.de/ist-der-verlust-eines-privaten-handys-oder-laptops-meldepflichtig-oder-greift-das-haushaltsprivileg-nach-art-2-abs-2-lit-c-dsgvo-3622783/
LabCorp data breach exposes information of 7.7 million consumers
via breach at a 3rd party (AMCA), which also affected Quest.
Blog article on processing personal data from cars – and product monitoring needs
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/data-protection-automotive-sector-product-monitoring-according-piltz/
Interesting article based on a passage in the annual report of the LfDI BW on processing of personal data from cars by automotive manufacturers – incl. statements on product monitoring obligations..