ACLU sues US government over its use of facial recognition at airports
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the US government over its failure to reveal details about the use of […]
Court cases
CJEU Considers the Use of CCTV and Legitimate Interests
With the use of CCTV on the rise, it has become increasingly important for controllers to find a framework in […]
Advocate General delivers opinion on GDPR consent
On March 4, 2020, Advocate General Szpunar (“AG”) delivered his opinion in the case C-61/19 Orange România SA v Autoritatea […]
Australian Watchdog launches action against Facebook
The Australian Information Commissioner has lodged proceedings against Facebook in the Federal Court, alleging the social media platform has committed […]
What Facebook’s $550M settlement teaches us about the future of facial recognition
In January, plaintiffs and Facebook reached the largest privacy settlement in U.S. history. Facebook agreed to settle for $550 million […]
New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
New Mexico’s attorney general sued Google on Thursday, saying the tech giant used its educational products to spy on the […]
Big Telecom Say It Has First Amendment Right to Sell Your Private Data
ISPs say that a law requiring users to opt-in to having their location and financial data sold is a ‘burdensome […]
Police keeping drink-driver’s DNA breached his rights, Human Rights Court rules
UK police who indefinitely retained in their records the DNA profile of a man convicted of drink-driving breached his human […]
Welfare surveillance system violates human rights, Dutch court rules
A Dutch court has ordered the immediate halt of an automated surveillance system for detecting welfare fraud because it violates […]
Clearview AI Slammed With New Lawsuit Over ‘Faceprint’
The start-up Clearview AI, which reportedly sells faceprint databases to police departments, is now facing a second potential class-action lawsuit. […]
German court sides with consumer groups against Facebook data collection
Facebook has suffered a blow against its data collection practices in Europe, with a German court ruling some of the […]
No Presumption of Confidentiality Over Documents Submitted in Marketing Authorization Dossier
On January 22, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that there is not a general […]