content tagged with Personal Data

Turkey's interior minister faces criminal complaint over facial recognition app exposing IDs

Turkey's interior minister faces criminal complaint over facial recognition app exposing IDs

Minister Soylu had shown during a YouTube video that he was able to identify a person by uploading their photo to the app.

26 May 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Ex-police officer sentenced to 6 years in prison for collecting personal data illegally

ÇHD LAWYERS vs. EX-POLICE OFFICERS CASE

Ex-police officer sentenced to 6 years in prison for collecting personal data illegally

Expelled police officer E. O. was found guilty of illegally keeping personal data such as religious beliefs, and sexual life. There were 4,395 communication data belonging to 3,248 people whose telephones were tapped between 2008-2013 in these records.

17 November 2022

Mayor İmamoğlu files a complaint about disclosure of city surveillance camera footage

Mayor İmamoğlu files a complaint about disclosure of city surveillance camera footage

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of opposition-led İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has filed a criminal complaint regarding the disclosure of the city surveillance camera footage of “the dinner that he had at a fish restaurant” during snowfall.

28 January 2022

Do online exams violate personal data?

Do online exams violate personal data?

“Universities violate students’ personal data while trying to prevent them from cheating in online exams,” says Hasan Selçuk Turan, the Chair of İstanbul Bar Association’s Commission on Protection of Personal Data.

30 June 2020 Hikmet Adal

Personal Data Protection Act Enters Into Force

Personal Data Protection Act Enters Into Force

Personal Data Protection Act has been published in the Official Gazette and thus entered into force.