diff --git a/blog/posts/privacy-means-safety.md b/blog/posts/privacy-means-safety.md index 332dbed0..a7877371 100644 --- a/blog/posts/privacy-means-safety.md +++ b/blog/posts/privacy-means-safety.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- date: - created: 2025-03-21T17:00:00Z + created: 2025-03-25T20:30:00Z categories: - Opinion authors: @@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ This isn't a hypothetical situation. There has been many tragic events where peo ### Children -Children data is something our society should be much more invested in protecting, yet most new legislation [proposed](the-future-of-privacy.md#chat-control-wants-to-break-end-to-end-encryption) or [passed](the-future-of-privacy.md#age-verification-wants-to-collect-your-sensitive-data) to supposedly protect the children are doing *the complete opposite*, **endangering everyone's data, including the children's**. +The data of children is something our society should be much more invested in protecting, yet most new legislation [proposed](the-future-of-privacy.md#chat-control-wants-to-break-end-to-end-encryption) or [passed](the-future-of-privacy.md#age-verification-wants-to-collect-your-sensitive-data) to supposedly protect the children are doing *the complete opposite*, **endangering everyone's data, including the children's**. As for the data protection we already have, they are insufficient to protect most people's data, also including the children's. -In 2020, the Irish child and family agency, Tusla, was fined €75,000 for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Investigation [revealed](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/tusla-becomes-first-organisation-fined-for-gdpr-rule-breach-1.4255692) three instances where data about children had been negligently disclosed to unauthorized parties. In one case, the ==location and contact information== of a mother and child was revealed to an alleged abuser. In another case, the agency neglectfully [*provided*](https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2025/03/04/abusers-using-data-protection-law-to-get-details-on-victims/) the ==address== of a child and the mother's ==phone number== to a man accused of child sexual abuse. +In 2020, the Irish child and family agency, Tusla, was fined €75,000 for a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Investigation [revealed](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/tusla-becomes-first-organisation-fined-for-gdpr-rule-breach-1.4255692) three instances where data about children had been negligently disclosed to unauthorized parties. In one case, the ==location and contact information== of a mother and child was revealed to an alleged abuser. In another case, the agency neglectfully [provided](https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2025/03/04/abusers-using-data-protection-law-to-get-details-on-victims/) the ==address== of a child and the mother's ==phone number== to a man accused of child sexual abuse. Such data leaks should never be tolerated. Sadly, much stronger fines will be required to stop organizations from being so dangerously careless. @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ And finally, as individuals, we share this duty of care and must all work on imp **Privacy means safety, for everyone.** ---- +---

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