Facebook Biometric Privacy Suit Not Tossed
A federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Facebook regarding its photo scanning and face prints technology […]
Court cases
US Supreme Court weighs Microsoft privacy fight over data stored overseas
A major privacy rights fight between Microsoft and the Justice Department reaches the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices […]
French man who kept porn on work computer loses privacy appeal
A man who kept a stash of pornography on his work computer has failed to convince judges his right to […]
German court says Facebook’s real name policy is illegal
A German court ruled that Facebook’s real name policy is illegal and that users must be allowed to sign up […]
Lawsuits threaten infosec research — just when we need it most
Security researchers and reporters have something in common: both hold the powerful accountable. But doing so has painted a target […]
Facebook loses Belgian privacy case, faces fine of up to €100 million
A Belgian court threatened Facebook on Friday with a fine of up to 100 million euros ($125 million) if it […]
Facebook ordered to stop collecting user data by Belgian court
Facebook has been ordered by a Belgian court to stop collecting data on users or face daily fines of €250,000 […]
Russians Sentenced for Roles in Massive Data Breach
Two Russian hackers who were key players in one of the largest, most brazen data breaches involving the theft of […]
EU Law Analysis: Data Retention is still here to stay, for now…
This post critically analyses the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Tom Watson and Others v Secretary of State for the […]
PNR Agreements between Fundamental Rights and National Security
On July 26, 2017, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued Opinion 1/15 (the Opinion of the Advocate General on […]
Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by German court
Facebook’s default privacy settings and use of personal data are against German consumer law, according to a judgement handed down […]
U.K. Breached EU Law With Internet Spying, Court Rules
Part of the British government’s historic mass interception of emails, text messages and other forms of communication breached European Union […]