Uber agrees to reduced fine in fight over sexual assault data
It had been facing a $59 million fine, but it will pay far less.
Court cases
Austrian Supreme Court asks CJEU if Facebook “undermines” GDPR since 2018
The Austrian Supreme Court referred fundamental questions about Facebook’s GDPR compliance to Court of Justice of European Union.
British Airways settles data breach class action
British Airways has settled a case brought by customers and staff affected by a massive 2018 data breach that led to personal information being leaked.
Supreme Court rules Ziggo does not have to hand over details of ‘illegal downloaders’
Internet company Ziggo does not have to hand over the details of people who ‘illegally downloaded’ a film, according to a Supreme Court ruling.
Dutch court will hear another Facebook privacy lawsuit
Privacy litigation that’s being brought against Facebook by two not-for-profits in the Netherlands can go ahead, an Amsterdam court has ruled. The case will be heard in October.
Digital ad industry accused of huge data breach
Legal action filed over volume of data shared by digital advertising firms during ad space sales.
EU Internet Providers Can ID Customers Accused of Illegal Downloads
European internet service providers can hand over the personal details of customers who are accused of illegally downloading content, the EU’s top court ruled.
Ad-Tech Company NaviStone Prevails In Privacy Battles
Tech company NaviStone has defeated two privacy lawsuits in Pennsylvania and California over its tracking technology, which enables online retailers to send mail to online visitors’ postal addresses.
EU Court Nixes Easy Access to Driving Records
In another win for privacy advocates, Europe’s top court ruled that Latvia is breaching EU data protection rules by making people’s driving records easily accessible.
TikTok faces second Dutch mass claim, this time over children’s privacy
The two organisations are claiming €1.5bn from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, for illegally collecting and trading in the children’s private information.
Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in France
A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) in fines and damages over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France.
Microsoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data
Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles.