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.
Court cases
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.
Schrems vs. Facebook: Dispute over advertising consent could soon end up before the ECJ
The data protection activist wants to bring the dispute over explicit consent to data processing for advertising and tracking to the European Supreme Court.
Google dodges some claims in suit over Chrome browser data
A federal judge dismissed several claims in a proposed class action accusing the Google of causing its Chrome browser to send users’ personal data to Google even if users have not chosen to “sync” the browser with a Google account.
Wave of Legal Appeals Challenges How European Regulators Enforce Privacy Rules
Nearly three years after a sweeping privacy law took effect in Europe, regulators are seeing more sanction decisions challenged and overturned as companies file appeals.
Why this French court decision has far-reaching consequences for many businesses
A recent court case from France’s highest administrative court has significant consequences for many businesses in the wake of the “Schrems II” decision.