News tagged with: data protection

Data Protection Authority Opens Probe into Pegasus Spyware Allegations

Hungary's data protection authority NAIH on Thursday said it has launched an official investigation into the Pegasus spyware case. The...

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Analyses Show that Despite Closures Hungarians Did Not Stay Home

The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary has been officially going on for three weeks, and the government...

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Coronavirus: Can Employers Oblige Employees to Get Vaccinated?

According to experts the current legal environment does not allow employers to make coronavirus vaccination compulsory for their employees in...

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Péterfalvi Appointed NAIH Head for Another 9 Years

President János Áder has appointed Attila Péterfalvi to head Hungary's data protection authority (NAIH) for another nine years starting on...

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Competition Office Launches TikTok Probe

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Thursday said it launched a probe of the Chinese-owned, US-based operator of video-sharing social networking...

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Opposition’s Collection of Blank National Consultation Surveys Faces Pressure

Controversy isn't lacking regarding the government's latest national consultation survey. Lately, several opposition parties started to collect the blank sheets...

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Authority Fines Independent MP for Data Handling of European Prosecutor’s Office Signature Drive

The Hungarian data protection authority fined independent MP Ákos Hadházy for a former signature drive he initiated. The lawmaker claims...

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Coronavirus: New App to Track Nearby Positive Cases Available to Download

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) has announced that a new, official COVID-19 tracker app is now available to...

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Media Authority Received 824 Reports of Internet Abuse in 2019

National media authority NMHH received 824 reports of online legal violations via its Internet Hotline service last year, 13 percent...

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Police Search Campaign Center of Budapest District Opposition Mayoral Candidate

Police have conducted a search at the campaign center of opposition mayoral candidate of Budapest's 8th district as part of...

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Police Investigate Opposition’s Handling of Voter Data

Police are investigating the opposition's handling of voter data in connection with the local election campaign in the 8th district...

Budapest District Election Office Files Complaint over Alleged Voter Data Abuse

The election office of Budapest's Józsefváros district has filed a complaint with the national data protection authority over alleged abuse...

Data Protection Chief: Karácsony Campaign ‘Unreasonable but Not Illegal’

Citing reports that opposition mayoral candidate Gergely Karácsony's campaign had gathered "a disproportionately large number of recommendation signatures", the head...

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Facebook Must Guarantee User Privacy, Demands Data Protection Authority

Facebook must provide written guarantees that it would not disclose the transcripts of users' voice calls to third parties, or...

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DK Demands Withdrawal of Bill on Festival-goers’ Identification

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of a government-sponsored bill requiring big music festival organisers to...

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Data Handling of European Prosecutor Office Signature Drive Found ‘Problematic’

The personal data of 680,000 Hungarians linked to a signature drive demanding that Hungary join the European prosecutor's office was...

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NAIH: Hungary Scientologists’ Handling Personal Data Unlawful

The Church of Scientology in Hungary has managed personal data unlawfully, the data protection authority (NAIH) said on Saturday. NAIH...

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New Tourism Database not to Include Personal Info, Says Agency Head

Personal information about guests will not be collected and stored by the National Data Centre for Tourism (NTAK) and its...

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The Police Now Know What You Did Last Summer

An amendment to the Tourism Act came into full force this year, creating a system which is capable of tracing...

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CCTV: Is It Big Brother or the Eye of Providence?

Last year, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér presented a bill which would implement a centralized CCTV system with data stored...

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