CJEU to answer questions about Right to be delisted
French court the Conseil d’Etat has requested the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on a series of […]
Court cases
German court ruling: no claims for damages for minor GDPR violations
In its recent decision of 11 June 2019, the Dresden Court of Appeals had to decide on claims for damages […]
Facebook succeeds in blocking German FCO’s order against combining user data
Facebook has succeeded in blocking the order by Germany’s Federal Cartel Office earlier this year that would have banned it […]
Court of Amsterdam decision demonstrates “threshold for use of fingerprints is high”
The Court of Amsterdam (‘the Court’) issued, on 15 August 2019, its decision on Case 7728204 CV VERZ 19-9686, where […]
German court decides on the scope of GDPR right of access
The Supervisory Authority of Hesse region stated that the term “copy” in Art 15 GDPR should not be understood literally […]
Google Hit With New Privacy Suit Over Voice Recordings
A group of California residents has sued Google over allegations that the tech giant violates state law by recording their […]
Appeal against government mass surveillance loses in High Court
The human rights group Liberty has failed in its legal bid to put an end to the Investigatory Powers Act. […]
Websites Using Facebook “Like” Button Are Responsible for User Privacy
The Court of Justice for the European Union has ruled websites embedding the Facebook “like” button are responsible for user […]
Privacy Group Files Legal Challenge to Facebook’s $5 Billion FTC Settlement
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) says the deal would unfairly dismiss thousands of complaints against the tech giant. EPIC […]
European Commission refers Greece and Spain to Court
The European Commission decided to refer Greece and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to […]
UK decision to deny EU citizens access to data challenged in court
The government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the […]
Google to pay $13 million over Street View data collection
Google has agreed to pay a $13 million settlement that could resolve a class-action lawsuit over the company’s collection of […]