Facebook suffers blow in Australia legal fight over Cambridge Analytica
Tech giant fails to convince court it doesn’t carry out business in Australia as privacy regulator accuses Facebook of breaches. […]
Court cases
Facebook appealing order by Ireland’s privacy regulator that could halt EU-US data transfers
Facebook is appealing a preliminary order from the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) that the social media company says would […]
NSA Mass Surveillance Program Illegal, U.S. Court Rules
The NSA argued its mass surveillance program stopped terrorist attacks – but a new U.S. court ruling found that this […]
ECHR dismisses Privacy International case on UK state hacking
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) dismissed the claim Privacy International and coalition of internet and communications service providers […]
Former DarkNet Moderator Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
A Colorado man received a prison sentence of 11 years for having served as a moderator on the AlphaBay underground […]
Government ordered to rewrite German telecom act due to privacy concerns
Germany’s Constitutional Court has told the government to revise the Telecommunications Act by the end of next year as it […]
Marriott International faces class action suit over mass data breach
Technology consultant leads legal action after hackers stole personal details of 300m guests. Hotel group Marriott International is facing a […]
Google ‘Spying’ On People’s App Use, Lawsuit Claims
Google employees “spy” on smartphone users, collecting their sensitive data and information about their use of other companies’ apps, New […]
Facebook Beats Investor Suit Over Cambridge Scandal, for Now
Facebook Inc. successfully fought off claims it misled investors about Cambridge Analytica and other data-use issues, although a federal district […]
Clearview AI Mounts a First Amendment Defense
Clearview AI has hired Floyd Abrams, a top lawyer, to help fight claims that selling its data to law enforcement […]
Instagram Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Harvesting Of Biometrics
Facebook is facing allegations it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets Instagram. […]
Multiple Retailers Sued Under CCPA for Sharing Data Used to Identify Fraudulent Returns
Earlier this year, The Retail Equation, a loss prevention service provider, and Sephora were hit with a class action lawsuit […]