News It’s been almost a decade since the inception of Bitcoin, a technology created by the infamous and anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto. Over the years, many people have been hunting for Bitcoin’s inventor and Satoshi sightings have increased a great deal since 2016. During the course of 2018 there were numerous so-called Satoshi sightings and a couple of individuals who claimed to be the mysterious creator himself. Also Read: New Information Heightens Satoshi Nakamoto Mystery Satoshis Everywhere 2018 was a crazy year for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and a prolific one for all the loons…
Month: December 2018
Australians Can Use Crypto Debit Card at 30,000 ATMs and Up to 1 Million Payment Terminals
Finding easy ways to spend cryptocurrency can be nothing short of a nightmare — and even when you discover a platform where your digital assets can be used for purchasing everyday goods and services, you’re normally faced with delays and high transaction fees. A Sydney-based startup is seeking to change the status quo by offering a crypto debit card which enables the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum to be used at any business or ATM across Australia. Unlike other preloaded cards, BTC.com.au says its card is free to acquire, and…
London company fined after 14.8m spam texts sent
London-based firm Tax Returned Limited has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending out millions of unsolicited marketing text messages. The ICO’s investigation found that, between July 2016 and October 2017, the company broke the law by sending 14.8 million marketing text messages without valid consent through a third party service provider. As the instigator of the campaign, Tax Returned should have taken reasonable steps to make sure the data they obtained complied with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR), which includes getting specific, prior…
Blog: Data protection and Brexit – ICO advice for organisations
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham sets out how the ICO is helping businesses, particularly SMEs, prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit 13 December 2018 The basis on which the UK will leave the EU has still to be decided. The Government has made clear that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be absorbed into UK law at the point of exit, so there will be no substantive change to the rules that most organisations need to follow. But organisations that rely on the transfers of personal data between the UK…
A statement from Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham in support of International Human Rights Day 2018
This year is the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which exists to create equal dignity and worth for every person. A statement from Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner: Today is International Human Rights Day and I want to take the opportunity to show my support for the Standup4humanrights campaign. The campaign was set up to raise awareness of the continued importance and relevance of the principles in the UDHR. We all have a part to play in upholding human rights, both as individuals and…
Former headteacher prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal information
A former headteacher has been fined in court for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked. Darren Harrison of Twickenham, obtained the information from two primary schools were he had worked, and uploaded it to his then current school’s server. As he had no lawful reason to process the personal data, he was in breach of data protection legislation. Six months into his role as Deputy Head at Isleworth Town Primary School, Harrison was suspended. A subsequent IT audit showed large volumes of sensitive personal…
International Privacy Forum | ICO
I’m a long way from my own front door! Or at least my front door in my adopted country! But I must say in some ways I feel right at home. My links with APPA are wide and deep. When I was Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia I held the secretariat for APPA and I have fond memories of hosting APPA meetings in Vancouver. I am a frequent flier. Once a month, I travel to Brussels to sit on the European Data Protection Board with regulators from 27 other EU…
Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum
I’m a long way from my own front door! Or at least my front door in my adopted country! But I must say in some ways I feel right at home. My links with APPA are wide and deep. When I was Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia I held the secretariat for APPA and I have fond memories of hosting APPA meetings in Vancouver. I am a frequent flier. Once a month, I travel to Brussels to sit on the European Data Protection Board with regulators from 27 other EU…
Australia’s Financial Regulator Grants License to Bitcoin Exchange Coinzoom
Exchanges Coinzoom Australia said Dec. 3 that it has been officially registered as a digital currency exchange with financial watchdog Austrac. The registration allows the exchange to operate legally according to Australian law. It will also function as a fiat-to-crypto exchange, with support for a variety of digital assets, including the buying and selling of BTC, BCH and XRP. Also read: Report: Bitcoin Mining Doesn’t Fuel Climate Change, it Benefits the Global Economy Complying With KYC/AML Requirements “Being fully registered … is an important step in our goal to provide globally…