ICANN loses injunction bid in dispute over WHOIS data in Germany
A German appeal’s court has rejected a bid from the internet’s global domain name organisation, the Internet Corporation for Assigned […]
Court cases
Facebook sued over Brexit campaign data breach
Campaign group Fair Vote U.K. announced Saturday that it is preparing a lawsuit against Facebook on behalf of users whose […]
The political implications of a French court decision on data subject rights
An emergency judgment rendered by the Grenoble High Court on 4th July 2018 gave a clear illustration as to the […]
Supreme Court to hear Facebook appeal over data transfers referral
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an unprecedented appeal by Facebook over a High Court judge’s decision to refer […]
Facebook Biometric Suit Moves Forward
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled that a certified class action on behalf of […]
Singer Cliff Richard wins BBC privacy case at High Court
The singer Sir Cliff Richard is awarded £210,000 in damages after the BBC breached his privacy with its reporting of […]
UK High Court decision on RTBF in relation to past criminal offenses
On April 13, the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in the joined cases of NT 1 […]
EU court rules religious communities are data controllers
Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) ruled, on July 10, that religious community, such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is […]
German court rules heirs can access Facebook account of deceased relatives
Heirs in Germany have the right to access the Facebook accounts of their deceased relatives, a court said in a […]
Lack of access to personal data does not unmake a joint controller
The Court of Justice of the EU decided in Case C-210/16 Wirtschaftsakademie that Facebook and the administrator of a fan […]
French website publisher fined for violation of the cookie requirements
The French Council of State affirmed the EUR 25,000 fine imposed by the CNIL on Editions Croque Futur (challenges.fr) for […]
Dutch gov’t can keep Big Data law in current form, court rules
The government does not have to withdraw its new law on the Dutch intelligence and security services in its current […]