Canadian class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information
Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been […]
Court cases
NOYB Approved to File Class Actions and Claim Damages in Front of Belgian Courts
On October 29, 2020, the non-governmental organization co-founded by privacy activist Max Schrems, None of Your Business (NOYB), announced it […]
Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm
Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its “robo-firing” practices contravene GDPR. […]
French Court Says an Employer Can Use a Facebook Post to Dismiss an Employee
On September 30, 2020, the French Court of Cassation ruled in favor of an employer that dismissed an employee because […]
Amazon Faces Allegations It Harvested Sensitive Voice Data
Amazon is being hit with a class-action suit alleging that the tech giant’s severs are storing biometric voice data from […]
Schrems gets a judicial review of the Irish DPC’s procedure
European privacy campaigner Max Schrems has been granted a judicial review of the Irish regulator’s handling of his complaint. He’s […]
German lawsuit accuses Amazon of breaking EU privacy law
Amazon faces a lawsuit in Germany over claims it has continued to transfer data to the United States using an […]
Ryanair says it’s not ‘hiding’ behind GDPR in US lawsuit
Ryanair has been accused of trying to hide behind EU data protection rules which, it has been claimed, would prevent […]
No GDPR damages after data breach, says German court
In a civil action following a personal data breach affecting a credit card bonus programme, the Regional Court (Landgericht) Frankfurt […]
Faulty Facial Recognition Led to His Arrest—Now He’s Suing
Michael Oliver is the second Black man found to be wrongfully arrested by Detroit police because of the technology—and his […]
Facebook, Belgian Data-Protection Watchdog Face Off at EU High Court
The European Union faced some tough questions as it defended Facebook at the EU high court Monday, in a case […]
Facebook sues two companies engaged in data scraping operations
Facebook has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against two companies that had engaged in an international “data scraping” operation. […]