Can Algorithms Send You to Prison? Apparently, Yes.
The New York Times reported in an opinion piece last week on a fascinating and disturbing story. In 2013, police […]
Court cases
Two class-action lawsuits seeking financial damages from Equifax
Months after the financial details of 8,000 Canadians were compromised in the Equifax breach, two class-action lawsuits are duelling to […]
Advocate General Rejects Facebook’s Claim of Sole Irish Jurisdiction in EU
On October 24, 2017, an opinion issued by the EU’s Advocate General Bot rejected Facebook’s assertion that its EU data […]
Facebook Risks EU-Wide Privacy Fights After Setback at Top Court
Facebook could be in the firing line of data privacy regulators across the European Union if the bloc’s top court […]
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Microsoft Corp. v. United States in Law Enforcement Access Row
Last Monday, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Microsoft search warrant case , a case in which Microsoft challenged […]
US Supreme Court to hear case against Microsoft on email privacy
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the federal government’s case against Microsoft, in which it seeks access to emails held […]
US seeks input into Data Commissioner’s Facebook case
US government lawyers have said it is critically important its views are taken into account when the High Court finalises […]
Facebook Is Watching You, Belgian Privacy Agency Warns in Court
Belgium’s data privacy watchdog accuses Facebook of Big Brother-style snooping on internet users. The regulator sought a court order on Thursday […]
UK judge grants malicious falsehood and data protection injunctions over video content
A UK businessman has been barred from repeating false statements he made about a rival company and one of its […]
Google Hit With New Privacy Suit For Sharing Data With App Developers
Google is facing a new lawsuit over allegations that it shared the names and other personally identifiable information of people […]
Experts warn EU privacy case might backfire
A European Union court case ostensibly to keep personal data private could backfire and cause great damage to the continent, […]
Takeaways from the ECHR employee monitoring decision
A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Barbulescu v. Romania, no. 61496/08 affirms the right of […]