1st Circuit Upholds Border Searches of Phones and Laptops
The ruling says customs officials can rummage through highly personal information even absent any reason to think their owner did something wrong.
Court cases
Facebook faces new UK class action after data harvesting scandal
Facebook is facing a second London High Court class action over allegations it failed to protect the personal details of about one million people in England and Wales, in the latest lawsuit to spring from a scandal over data harvesting.
‘Orwellian’ AI lie detector project challenged in EU court
A legal challenge was heard today in Europe’s Court of Justice in relation to a controversial EU-funded research project using artificial intelligence for facial “lie detection” with the aim of speeding up immigration checks.
“Party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent, Austrian court rules
The Federal Administrative Court of Austria confirmed that “party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent.
US publisher not within GDPR scope despite European readership
A US-registered publisher’s processing of a British resident’s personal data did not breached EU data protection laws as High Court in London ruled that the GDPR do not apply to it.
Constitutional court bans bulk Internet surveillance in South Africa
The constitutional court banned the South African state from bulk surveillance of online communication, preventing security agencies from hoovering up Internet data.
noyb brings Luxemburg’s Data Protection watchdog to court for refuses to act on US companies
noyb filed an appeal against decisions of the Luxemburg Data Protection Authority (CNPD) for dismissing complaints against US-based companies.
UK Case Tests the Territorial Application of the GDPR to U.S. Run Website
The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others tested the territorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and represents the first UK judgment dealing with the territorial scope of the GDPR.
California WeChat Users Sue Tencent Over Fear of Chinese Censors
A group of California WeChat users sued Tencent Holdings Ltd., the Chinese owner of the messaging and payment app, for allegedly violating their right to privacy by surveilling and censoring their communications.
BA facing potential ‘£800m’ lawsuit over data breach
British Airways (BA) is potentially facing the largest privacy class-action lawsuit in UK history over its mass customer data breach that affected 400,000 people.
Digital fingerprints on ID cards – no violation of the right to privacy, says Belgian Constitutional Court
Court ruled that the inclusion of digital fingerprints on ID cards does not violate the fundamental right to respect for private life, thereby providing clarity on a heavily criticized matter and setting an important precedent.
FTC Remedial Power Under Scrutiny at U.S. Supreme Court
On January 13 the Supreme Court heard arguments in AMG Capital Management LLC v. Federal Trade Commission.