Russian court blocks popular messaging app in privacy row
A Russian court on Friday ordered the blocking of a popular messaging app, Telegram, after it rejected to share its […]
Court cases
Facebook and Cambridge Analytica face class action lawsuit
British and US lawyers have launched a joint class action against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and two other companies for allegedly […]
Misuse of employee´s image may breach law
One of the personal rights of employees is honour and reputation, which is contained in Article 18.1 of the Spanish […]
Portugal: Data retention sent to the Constitutional Court
A new chapter is expected to soon be written in the long battle between lawmakers and the Constitutional Court in […]
Man who gave interviews about his crimes asks court to delete Google results
The Right to be Forgotten trial has heard arguments on whether a man who gave interviews about his criminal past […]
Canadian Court Re-examines Google Takedown Order In Light of U.S. Ruling
Last year’s Supreme Court of Canada Google v. Equustek case , which upheld a B.C. court’s global takedown order, continues […]
WhatsApp sharing user data with Facebook would be illegal, rules ICO
The UK’s data protection watchdog has concluded that WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with its parent company Facebook would have […]
Google not obligated to vet websites, German court rules
Google is not obligated to ensure websites are free from defamatory content before displaying links to them in search results, […]
‘Right to be forgotten’: UK’s high court hears second Google case
A second businessman who wants links to articles about his criminal past removed from search engine results has launched a […]
A deep dive into the Schrems II case
The so-called Schrems II case for possible referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union makes for fascinating […]
Brussels court: Facebook must play by the Belgian privacy and cookie rules
In a judgement of Feb. 16, the Court of First Instance of Brussels has convicted Facebook for non-compliance with the […]
Data retention crucial to investigating serious crime
A lawyer who reviewed the UK’s anti-terror laws has told the High Court the use of data retained by telecommunications […]