Apple: Blindsided, Handcuffed By Trump Administration Demand For Swalwell Data
Seeking to protect its image as a guardian of personal privacy, Apple maintains it was blindsided and handcuffed by a Trump administration probe
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EU citizens win right to access personal data held by Home Office
Appeal court ruling means people denied settled status or immigration visas can see records used in the case.
German Federal Labor Court rules on the scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Specifically, the issue was whether or to what extent Art. 15 GDPR grants a right to receive copies of e-mails.
UK Case Tests the Territorial Application of the GDPR to U.S. Run Website
The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others tested the territorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and represents the first UK judgment dealing with the territorial scope of the GDPR.
High Court dismisses claim where DSAR regime abused
Where those requests are repetitive, numerous, and the real purpose is to obtain documents and not data, businesses might reasonably resist civil claims raising similar factual issues.
IRS Could Search Warrantless Location Database Over 10,000 Times
The IRS was able to query a database of location data quietly harvested from ordinary smartphone apps over 10,000 times, […]
Instagram Sued For Privacy Violations Over Unauthorized Camera Access
On Thursday in the Northern District of California, Brittany Conditi filed a class-action complaint against Instagram and its parent company […]
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests
Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations […]
Uber Drivers Sue to Gain Access to its Secret Algorithms
Uber’s power lies In information asymmetry. This EU court case could help end it. Four United Kingdom Uber drivers launched […]
Germans hand police too much data, court rules
German authorities have too much access to people’s internet and mobile phone data and laws must be rewritten as they […]
LinkedIn Sued Over Access to Clipboard Data
Social networking company LinkedIn was hit with a class-action complaint alleging that it engaged in “a particularly brazen, indefensible privacy […]
The Netherlands DPA imposes EUR 830,000 fine for access request fees
On the 6 th of July 2020, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published its decision to impose a fine of […]