German Mass Surveillance Abroad is Ruled Unconstitutional
In a landmark decision, the German Constitutional Court has ruled that mass surveillance of telecommunications outside of Germany conducted on […]
Court cases
CJEU to Deliver Judgement on Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses on July 16, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union has announced via its Twitter feed that it will deliver its judgement […]
Austrian ministry could face GDPR penalty after publishing personal data online
Austrians’ personal data has been publicly accessible on the Ministry of Economy’s website since 2009. One could simply go to […]
Insurance Client Sues Small Law Firm $1.5M for data Breach
Warden Grier, a small four-person law firm, is being sued by it’s client – Chicago based insurance company Hiscox Insurance […]
Court approves Facebook’s $5 Billion Privacy Settlement
A judge approved Facebook Inc.’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations, the agency says—overruling objections […]
Android Users Battling Google Can’t Seek Intervention By Appeals Court
A group of Android users have lost another round in a privacy battle with Google over alleged location tracking. U.S. […]
Netherlands court rules that violation of GDPR does not automatically result in damages
The Netherlands Advisory Division of the Council of State overruled the decision of a lower instance to award the claimant […]
Facebook, LinkedIn Sued For ‘Eavesdropping’ On Zoom Users
Facebook and LinkedIn have been secretly harvesting personal information from Zoom users to boost their revenues, according to a putative […]
Activist Wants Appeals Court To Scrap Google ‘Street View’ Privacy Settlement
A musician who opposed Google’s privacy settlement over data collection by “Street View” cars has appealed a trial judge’s decision […]
Lawsuit Seeks Injunction Requiring Clearview To Destroy Data
An Illinois resident who sued Clearview AI in January is now asking a federal judge to issue a pre-trial order […]
UK Supreme Court says employer not liable for data breach by a disgruntled employee
The U.K.’s top court ruled that a British supermarket can’t be held responsible for a data breach by a disgruntled […]
Class action filed against Zoom about data collection
Wexler Wallace LLP had filed a class action lawsuit against Zoom Video Communications, Inc. before the U.S. Court for the […]