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 […]
Court cases
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 […]
CJEU’s hearing on Schrems II has both sides worried ruling could be sweeping
On July 9 the Court of justice of European Union had its session in so called Schrems II case. The […]
ECHR rules uninterrupted CCTV surveillance of detainees is breach of privacy
The case originated in three applications against the Russian Federation lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (Court). The […]
SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?
On July 9th, Europe’s highest court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – is set to […]
French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules
A leading French consumer group has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy […]