German Federal Labor Court rules on the scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Specifically, the issue was whether or to what extent Art. 15 GDPR grants a right to receive copies of e-mails.
Court cases
Mass legal action against Google would ‘open the floodgates’, Supreme Court told
Legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked millions of iPhone users’ would “open the floodgates” to mass data protection claims.
Belgian Constitutional Court Annuls Data Retention Framework for Electronic Communications Data
Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the framework set forth by the Law of 29 May 2016 requiring telecommunications providers to retain electronic communications data in bulk.
German court: Damages from GDPR breach must be proven
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Labour Court of Appeals has clarified the requirements for an entitlement to immaterial damages in cases of a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
French top court justifies telecom data retention
The Council of State rules that the existing threat to national security currently justifies the generalized retention of data.
Case launched against TikTok over collection of children’s data
Former children’s commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app.
Facebook faces ‘mass action’ lawsuit in Europe over 2019 breach
Facebook is to be sued in Europe over the major leak of user data that dates back to 2019 but which only came to light recently after information on more than 533 million accounts was found posted for free download on a hacker forum.
Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data
A judge has ruled that Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices.
Court tells Uber to reinstate five UK drivers sacked by automated process
Ruling in Amsterdam overturns company’s decision to exclude operators for alleged sharing of account details.
Uber has been ordered to reinstate five British drivers who were struck off from its ride-hailing app by robot technology.
Google Hit With Privacy Suit Over Real-Time Bidding
Google’s real-time bidding system violates users’ privacy by disseminating their personal data with “thousands” of outside companies, two web users allege in a new lawsuit against the company.
Competition challenge to Facebook’s ‘superprofiling’ of users sparks referral to Europe’s top court
A German court that’s considering Facebook’s appeal against a pioneering pro-privacy order by the country’s competition authority to stop combining user data without consent has said it will refer questions to Europe’s top court.
Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its former executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers.