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 […]
Court cases
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 […]
Google Loses Its Appeal On 50 Million Euro GDPR Fine
Google lost on appeal of 50 million euro fine levied against Google in January 2019 for GDPR breaches. On Friday, […]
A Landmark Ruling in Brazil: Paving the Way for Considering Data Protection as an Autonomous Fundamental Right
A historic ruling of the Brazilian Supreme Court from May 07, 2020 describes the right to data protection as an […]
Twitter and Reddit challenges requirement for US visa applicants to declare their online handles
Twitter, Reddit, and the Internet Association filed a legal brief in support of a challenge to the US State Department’s […]
Warrant needed to search locked phones, US court rules
Thanks to the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution and all the case law built upon it, police generally need […]