Australia sues Google over merging DoubleClick data to create single user profiles
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has hauled Google into the nation’s Federal Court for misleading local users “… […]
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Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations […]
Uber Drivers Sue to Gain Access to its Secret Algorithms
Uber’s power lies In information asymmetry. This EU court case could help end it. Four United Kingdom Uber drivers launched […]
Irish Court of Appeal Clarifies Boundaries of Concept of Personal Data
The Irish Court of Appeal has clarified the scope of the definition of personal data – noting that, while the […]
Legal clouds gather over US cloud services, after CJEU ruling
In the wake of landmark ruling by Europe’s top court Europe’s lead data protection regulator has fired its own warning […]
Germans hand police too much data, court rules
German authorities have too much access to people’s internet and mobile phone data and laws must be rewritten as they […]
CJEU Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but SCC Remain Valid
On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) issued its landmark judgment in the Schrems […]
Amazon, Google, Microsoft sued over photos in facial recognition database
Amazon, Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft used people’s photos to train their facial recognition technologies without obtaining the subjects’ permission, […]
Canada’s Supreme Court upholds Genetic Non-Discrimination Act
On July 10, Canada’s Supreme Court issued its Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act decision, surprising many by upholding the Genetic […]
LinkedIn Sued Over Access to Clipboard Data
Social networking company LinkedIn was hit with a class-action complaint alleging that it engaged in “a particularly brazen, indefensible privacy […]
What the outcome of the upcoming ruling in Facebook Ireland vs Schrems can mean for you
On the 16th of July, one of the most anticipated cases in data protection, case C-311/18 — Facebook Ireland versus […]
YouTube not obliged to inform on film pirates, Europe’s top court says
Google’s YouTube is not required to hand over the email or IP address of users who upload films illegally to […]