January

Delivery driver Wasim Bhar, 24, worked as a delivery driver for Hermes Parcelnet for just two days before sexually assaulting a customer in her home.

The assailant lied to the company about his criminal past and has been sentenced to four years in jail, as well being ordered to register as a sexual offender for the rest of his life.

Hermes is undertaking a full review of its service provider application process.

In an effort to make life easier for first-time landlords and level the playing field for those at risk of discrimination, Canadian company Naborly Inc., a digital tenant screening solution, still provides a credit check, proof of employment, previous addresses and names, but also has the ability to compile 500 data points to produce a "tenant score" in about 15 minutes.
 
The software combs social media and phone and criminal records for $29.99. Current landlords understand the reluctance of some to gather such sensitive information, but say the risk of property damage, eviction costs, unpaid rent and legal fees outweigh the nervousness to screen their possible tenants.
 
One scan even uncovered a "father" who was running a brothel, claiming the women were his daughters. The information, one landlord argued, is only as ethical as the person armed with the results.

In an unprecedented move, the Russian DPA, Roskomnadzor yesterday, 17 November, blocked access to the LinkedIn website in order to comply with a Moscow City Court ruling on 10 November. The court found that the company was in breach of the data localisation laws.

The data localisation provisions in the Russian law require websites to store personal data of Russian citizens on servers in Russia. The data localization requirement took effect in September 2015, but this aspect of the law has not been previously enforced.