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 […]
Court cases
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 […]
German court finds telecoms storage law is not compatible with EU
A German law requiring internet service providers to store data on internet and telephone usage for up to 10 weeks […]
European Court of Human Rights on Finding the Right Balance in Respect of Employer Email Monitoring – An Opportunity Missed!
In the case of Bărbulescu v Romania the European Court of Human Rights held that an employer’s monitoring of their […]