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 […]
Court cases
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 […]
Germany’s top court accepts complaint against country’s data retention regime
Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has accepted a complaint filed by the activist group Digital Courage and the Working Group against […]
CCTV update: recording the balance
When, where, and in what circumstances it is appropriate to use CCTV monitoring is a much debated topic. An individual’s […]
Germany seeks CJEU answer whether telecommunications law applies to webmail service providers
The Higher Administrative Court for North Rhine-Westphalia (‘the Court’) announced, on 26 February 2018, that it had filed a request […]
US Supreme Court hears arguments in United States v. Microsoft
Today, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case with major implications for the privacy profession. The dispute […]