Legal Cases and Privacy Rulings Aim to Curtail Facial Biometrics
Decisions in the UK and Australia, and lawsuits in the United States, could force facial-recognition providers to remove data from their machine-learning models.
Court cases
Advocate General Releases Opinion in CJEU Referrals on Data Retention
On November 18, 2021, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an opinion on several data retention cases before by the Court, following a long line of CJEU jurisprudence on this topic.
Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware
Apple filed a lawsuit against NSO Group to hold it accountable for abusive surveillance and the targeting of a small number of Apple users.
Top UK court blocks legal action against Google over internet tracking
Campaigners sought to sue for £3bn damages on behalf of millions of iPhone users in England and Wales.
Belgian Supreme Court rules that GDPR fine may imposed even where a data subject’s personal data were not processed
The Belgian Supreme Court ruled that a data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority against a processing practice that violates the GDPR, even where the data subject’s personal data were not processed.
Court: the right of erasure does not enable data to be erased from Baptismal Register
Slovenian Administrative Court upholds the decision of the Slovenian SA: the right of erasure does not enable an individual to have his personal data erased from Baptismal Register.
Court confirms Twitter’s €450,000 fine
Dublin Circuit Court confirmed the Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) decision to impose an administrative fine on Twitter.
Amazon asks Ring owners to respect privacy after court rules usage broke law
Court upholds harassment claim after neighbour complained about use of security cameras and doorbells.
Amazon Fights Record €746 Million EU Data-Protection Fine
Amazon.com Inc. appealed a record 746 million-euro ($865 million) penalty for allegedly violating the European Union’s tough data-protection rules
Hundreds of professional footballers threaten legal action over use of data
Project Red Card is led by the former Cardiff manager Russell Slade and the issue arises over allegedly unlawful use of players’ statistics.
Lawsuit prepped against Google for using Brit patients’ data
Royal Free Hospital saga continues as representative action brought.
Fertility App Maker Sued for Sending Data to Google, Facebook
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Flo Health, a fertility-tracking mobile app maker, unlawfully shared sensitive user data with Google, Facebook, AppsFlyer Inc. and Flurry Inc.