London Girl granted anonymity to bring allegations that TikTok violated her privacy to court
A London judge granted a 12 year-old girl anonymity so she can take TikTok to court over allegations of breach of EU privacy law.
Court cases
Irish murderer appeals conviction on grounds of EU data law breach
Phone data helped clinch murder conviction for Graham Dwyer in 2015 but he may go free.
Moscow court finds Google, YouTube guilty in breach of privacy over video depicting minor
Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has granted a motion by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) against Google LLC and YouTube by finding them guilty in a breach of privacy law.
Google, Cisco and VMware join Microsoft to oppose NSO Group in WhatsApp spyware case
Silicon Valley tech giants say spyware maker NSO Group should not be allowed to claim immunity.
Google Hit With 2nd Lawsuit Testing Its Monopoly Power
Ten state attorneys general accuse the tech giant of abusing its power to manipulate the digital ad market and crush competitors.
German top court strikes down plank of anti-terror law
Germany’s top court struck down a key passage of an anti-terror law on data protection grounds, raising the bar for security services to swap information.
Court: Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents Over No-Fly List
Court ruled that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants can seek to hold federal agents financially liable.
Amazon Sued For Wiretapping Drivers’ Closed Facebook Groups
Amazon sued for secretly monitoring workers confidential postings in their closed Facebook groups.
Court orders encrypted email biz Tutanota to build a backdoor in user’s mailbox
Court in Germany last month ordered Tutanota to help investigators monitor the contents of a user’s encrypted mailbox.
Facebook lawsuits: the biggest tech battle yet, and one that is long overdue
The biggest antitrust case in a generation has been compared to the years-long lawsuit against Microsoft in 1998
Class action suit launched against Dell after data breach led to years of scam calls
A proposed class action suit has been launched against Dell Technologies on behalf of thousands of Canadians whose personal information was compromised in a data breach.
Swedish court rejects Google’s appeal in RTBF case
The Swedish Court confirmed Google violated the GDPR in several instances and rejected Google’s motion.