US court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops
A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers […]
Court cases
UK Government Faces Court Over ‘Biased’ Visa Algorithm
The UK’s Home Office is facing a landmark Judicial Review to reveal how an algorithm it uses to triage visa […]
Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse
An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it […]
Facebook must face $35B facial-recognition lawsuit following court ruling
Facebook’s most recent attempt to extricate itself from a potentially landmark lawsuit has come to a dead end, as a […]
Is Ireland breaching EU rules by underfunding data regulator?
Ireland provided the Data Protection Commission with significantly less funding than it needs at a time when it is struggling […]
£100 million data breach claim against Equifax
North West based data breach and cybersecurity specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors is the first in the UK to serve a […]
Facebook can be ordered to remove content worldwide
The E.U. Court of Justice ruled that Facebook and other platforms will need to remove information or block access to […]
Debt Collection Agency to Pay $267 Million in Robocall Lawsuit
On September 10, 2019, California federal judge entered a $267 million judgment against a debt collection agency, Rash Curtis & […]
Pre-Checked Cookie Consent Invalid, EU Court Rules
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) this morning ruled that storing cookies requires internet users’ active consent. […]
Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case
Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means […]
Police in North Rhine-Westphalia can no longer publish photos of protests
The judge says it could discourage protesters from joining in and thus infringe on the fundamental right to assembly. The […]
Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties […]