Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge
In the past month three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead […]
Court cases
Twitter Sued Over ‘Inadvertent’ Use Of Phone Numbers For Advertising
Twitter has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly drawing on users’ phone numbers to serve them with targeted ads. […]
Instagram Sued For Privacy Violations Over Unauthorized Camera Access
On Thursday in the Northern District of California, Brittany Conditi filed a class-action complaint against Instagram and its parent company […]
YouTube faces legal battle over British children’s privacy
Google, YouTube’s parent company, is facing a landmark claim over the use of children’s data in the UK. A claim […]
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. […]
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 […]