Legal proceedings to start following EU citizens’ immigration data access controversy
EU citizens have to launch a legal case against a law which stops people from gaining access to immigration data […]
Court cases
US Supreme Court case may have far-reaching privacy implications
A case currently making its way through the Supreme Court’s docket may have far-reaching implications for the future of privacy […]
Feds forcing mass fingerprint unlocks is an “abuse of power,” judge rules
According to a new ruling issued last week by a federal magistrate in Oakland, California, the government can’t get a […]
Business fined after data subject access request failings
A business that failed to respond fully to a data subject access request and later ignored an enforcement notice served […]
Lawsuit against weather app sign of things to come?
Last week , the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, Mike Feuer, filed a complaint against The Weather Channel […]
EU court advised to limit scope of ‘right to be forgotten’
Search engines should not be forced to alter their search results for users outside of the EU when complying with […]
‘Right to be forgotten’ by Google should apply only in EU, says court opinion
The “right to be forgotten”, which enables claimants to request the removal of links to irrelevant or outdated online information […]
Cambridge Analytica’s parent pleads guilty to breaking UK data law
Cambridge Analytica’s parent company, SCL Elections, has been fined £15,000 in a UK court after pleading guilty to failing to […]
Court tosses lawsuit over Google Photos’ facial recognition
A Chicago judge has granted Google a motion dismissing a lawsuit accusing the company of violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy […]
Bulk surveillance is always bad, say human rights groups
A band of human rights organisations have appealed against a top European court’s ruling on bulk surveillance, arguing that any […]
Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica
The attorney general of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, sued Facebook on Wednesday for allowing the political consulting firm […]
Irish Court Finds Data Retention Law Violates Human Rights
The Irish High Court has ruled that Ireland’s retention of telephone data violates European Law and the European Convention on […]