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 […]
Court cases
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 […]
Russian use of facial recognition technology challenged at ECHR
Activist Alyona Popova and politician Vladimir Milov have lodged a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about […]
Facebook sues websites that sold Instagram likes and scraped Facebook user data
Social media network Facebook has filed two lawsuits this week against the operators of two websites that abused its platforms […]
Commission conducting ‘preparatory work’ should ECJ invalidate privacy shield
The European Commission is preparing for the eventuality that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) may invalidate the EU-US data […]
It’s unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules
Indiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment allows a woman accused of stalking to refuse to unlock her […]
The CNIL Can’t Legally Forbid Cookie Walls Under GDPR
France’s highest administrative court has ruled that the country’s data protection authority, the CNIL, does not have the right to […]
Google Fights Privacy Suit Over Facial-Recognition Technology
Google plans to fight a potential class-action lawsuit over faceprints by arguing that the Illinois biometric privacy law doesn’t apply […]