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Office of The Data Protection Ombudsman

NewsSoftware For Mobile Devices

Data protection ombudsman raps Finnish police over controversial facial ID app

NewsVictim Support Finland

Compensation uncertain for Vastaamo victims

NewsData Breach & Theft

Psychotherapy centre initially understated number of data breach victims

NewsAll Points North

APN Podcast: Damning data breach, Covid-safe sports and daylight saving

NewsSDP

Hacked therapy centre emailed clients' ID numbers on invoices

NewsData Breach & Theft

Monday's papers: Data breach, cyber security, corona privacy

NewsMental Health Care

Psychotherapy centre's database hacked, patient info held ransom

NewsFinnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi)

Traficom sells license plate data for targeted adverts, research

NewsTax Officials

Tax authority estimates 27,000 customers affected by mix-up

NewsPatient Information

Security shortcomings in patient data system Apotti, paper reports

NewsBills (Proposals)

Kela will not gain direct access to people's bank details, constitutional committee says

NewsIntelligence Ombudsman

Caretaker government can appoint Intelligence Ombudsman, justice chancellor says

NewsTax Officials

Ombudsman criticises gov’t plans to expand agency access to banking data

NewsPrejudgements

Finnish court issues precedent "right to be forgotten" decision for Google to remove data

NewsPublic Sauna

Public sauna schedules, tax info, name boards: Six misconceptions about new data privacy laws

NewsData Protection Law

Finnish organisations scrambling to comply with EU data protection rules

NewsData Protection Law

Thursday's papers: GDPR introduced, military service reform proposed, health care plans "rushed"

NewsMedical Associations

Medical association urges patients to allow doctors access to health info

NewsDay care

Friday's papers: Benefit changes, intelligence job perks, day care at night

NewsSocietal Restrictions

Finland to adopt age limit for social media users from 2018

NewsMajor Airlines

Finnair thwarts attempted frequent flyer point-stealing scam

NewsCrime Scheme

S Group revisits data collection scheme in face of privacy concerns

NewsAlphabet Inc.

Google in dispute with data ombudsman over murder convict info

NewsAlphabet Inc.

Google wins first "right to be forgotten" case in Finland

NewsThe Register

Police deny civil liberties worries over secret "suspicious behaviour" register

NewsCyberspace

Finnish Police want web snooping powers

NewsIT Problems

Data Protection Ombudsman: Privacy of communication a part of Finnish society

NewsNightclub

Daily: Bars copying customer identification

NewsThe Register

Gov’t ponders central credit register

NewsBotulinus Intoxication

Customer registers opened to prevent poisonings

NewsGoogle Maps

Google takes new Street View pictures in Finland

NewsHospitals & Clinics

Social Services Minister "concerned" about Haartman hospital records breach

NewsHospitals & Clinics

Patient records illegally accessed at Helsinki hospital

NewsMeta Platforms

Nordic data protection agencies ask Facebook about privacy policy, practice

NewsMobile Identification

Mobiles helpful in proving identity online

NewsSecurity

Security Police Pressed to Report on U.S. Data Collection

NewsExpress Credit & Advance Loans

Questionable Activities Found in Companies Offering Quick Loans

NewsHospitals & Clinics

Health Clinics Often Fail to Keep Patient Data Private

NewsCommunications Authorities

FICORA Has Suspicions of Data Security on Facebook

NewsCompany Information

Instant Credit Business Still Murky

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