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 […]
Court cases
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking ‘private’ internet use
Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy […]
CJEU to decide on right of consumer protection associations and competitors to sue under GDPR
The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has submitted to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) the question […]
ACLU sues Clearview AI over alleged privacy violations
The ACLU has sued Clearview AI for allegedly violating Illinois privacy law through its face recognition-based surveillance technology. The lawsuit […]
EasyJet faces £18 billion class-action lawsuit over data breach
UK budget airline easyJet is facing an £18 billion class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of customers impacted by a recently-disclosed […]
Court Tells Grandma To Delete Photos Of Grandkids On Facebook For Violating The GDPR
Dutch court has said that a grandmother must delete photos of her grandkids that she posted to Facebook and Pinterest, […]
French Court Bans the Use of Drone Surveillance to Enforce Covid-19 Lockdown
The Conseil d’État, France’s highest administrative court, issued a decision banning French authorities from using drone surveillance to track individuals […]
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 […]
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 […]