U.S. Court Allows Video Deposition Over EU Deponent’s Privacy Objections
A U.S. court has recently ruled that an EU citizen’s privacy rights and the GDPR do not trump a U.S. […]
Court cases
UK Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision on data subject access requests
In June 2018, in B v General Medical Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1497, a majority of the Court of Appeal […]
How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?
In the run up to the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, there were various dystopian predictions […]
Neighbors Take Tate Modern to Court Over Privacy
The 10-floor viewing terrace of the Tate Modern art gallery in London has a 360-degree view of the city, including […]
Facebook’s court appeal over data transfer case set for January
Facebook’s unprecedented Supreme Court appeal aimed at halting a referral to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) concerning the validity […]
Japan superfans lose fight for 1966 Beatles tour footage
Group of Japanese Beatles fans have lost their bid to get police to hand over historic footage of the band’s […]
Lloyd v Google – putting the brakes on English data breach litigation?
A judgment handed down today by the English High Court will be welcomed by UK data controllers. Lloyd v Google […]
Police access to personal data retained by ISPs is a matter of proportionality
On October 2nd 2018, the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) held a decision confirming the conditions of access […]
Vicarious liability in the data breach context – bad news for UK employers?
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court holding that an employer can be vicariously liable […]
Morrisons data leak ‘a wake-up call for business’
In 2014, bank, salary and National Insurance details of almost 100,000 members of staff were posted on the internet and […]
Walmart Sued for Alleged Sharing of Video Purchase Data With Facebook
Walmart Inc. allegedly shared information on customers’ DVD and video game purchases with a third party without their consent, in […]
Facebook Supreme Court appeal to be heard in December
Facebook has got a provisional date of December 19th for its unprecedented Supreme Court appeal aimed at halting a referral […]