NEWS 04.09.2024

Uber hit with 290 million euro fine for data protection violations

European data protection authorities accuse Uber of transferring drivers' sensitive data to the United States without appropriate protections. Now the company faces a steep fine. Uber denies any wrongdoing.

NEWS 22.08.2024

US: Social Security numbers stolen from data broker

Hackers have stolen personal data collected by a US data broker. The stolen data has since been put up for sale.

NEWS 15.08.2024

Geofence warrants: US court rules warrants for the release of location data unconstitutional

A US appellate court has ruled that warrants for the release of location data violate the constitution. Civil liberties groups applaud the decision.

NEWS 15.08.2024

Data protection complaints filed against X for training algorithms with user data

X employed user data to train its algorithms - without informing users. The data privacy watchdog Noyb has now filed several complaints.

NEWS 12.08.2024

Iran: 29 people executed in a single day

Iran has again carried out multiple death sentences in a single day. A man was also executed in connection with the mass protest movement of 2022. Human rights groups warn that more executions could follow.

NEWS 08.08.2024

"Google is a monopolist," rules US court

Google has a monopoly in internet search, a US court has ruled. The judge will now decide on the consequences.

NEWS 05.08.2024

Texas: Meta to pay $1.4 billion for use of facial recognition

Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit brought in response to its use of a facial recognition feature. The lawsuit was brought by the state of Texas.

NEWS 02.08.2024

Priest sues Grindr for sharing data

An American priest and former high-ranking administrator in the Catholic Church has sued the dating app Grindr for sharing his data. As a consequence of the data sharing, the priest was outed as gay and lost his position in the church.

NEWS 01.08.2024

US: Federal court finds phone searches at the border unconstitutional

US border agents must obtain a warrant before searching a traveler's cell phone. That's according to a decision by a federal judge in New York.

NEWS 29.07.2024

English school illegally uses facial recognition

Data protection authorities in England have decided that the use of facial recognition at a school canteen was illegal. The school did not evaluate the risks posed by the technology.