What CJEU decision on PNR means for Privacy Shield and Brexit?
Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its opinion on the proposed agreement between the EU and […]
Court cases
European Court Halts Retention and Bulk Transfer of Passenger Data
The top EU Court has struck down an EU-Canada agreement on the processing of airline passenger records. The Passenger Name […]
Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class action suit
Austrian lawyer seeking court permission to take privacy case against social network. Source: Facebook Ireland fights Max Schrems over class […]
Irish student wins support in legal battle over exam script
Advocate General tells European court that exam scripts do constitute ‘personal data’. Source: Irish student wins support in legal battle […]
CJEU to hint at Privacy Shield, Brexit’s future next week
The Court of Justice of the European Union will next week give its opinion on “the agreement envisaged between Canada […]
Everyone Should Have a Real Chance to Defend Their Anonymity
In the United States, everyone – even people accused of offensive conduct – has the right to communicate anonymously, and […]
Judge’s handwritten notes released under UK data laws for first time
Ministry of Justice hands over notes to couple who disagreed with his 2013 decision to reject constructive dismissal claim. Source: […]
What Anthem’s Settlement Reveals About Future Data Breach Suits
Anthem’s decision to pay $115 million to settle a class action suit brought as a result of the 2015 data […]
White House says privacy lawsuit hurts voter fraud investigation
The Trump administration challenged a lawsuit that aims to prevent a White House panel investigating voter fraud from obtaining individual […]
FTC shuts down Blue Global for sharing consumers’ loan-application data
The Federal Trade Commission said it halted the operations of Blue Global Media after the company earned millions of dollars […]
Facebook’s Small Print Might Be Next Big Antitrust Target
Facebook Inc.’s small print may be the next big thing in European antitrust as watchdogs home in on how the […]
Why are we giving away our most sensitive health data to Google?
A ruling that transferring 1.6m patient records to Google’s DeepMind broke the law is welcome. But public debate on the […]