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French Data Watchdog Opens Investigation Into TikTok

12th August 2020
Adding to the Chinese video-sharing app’s troubles, CNIL have begun to scrutinise its use of users’ data.
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Uber and Lyft Must Treat Drivers as Employees, Judge Rules

12th August 2020
The ground-breaking ruling by a California judge represents the first real challenge to the ride-hailing companies’ business model.
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US Dieselgate Settlement: What Does It Mean for UK Drivers?

10th August 2020
The latest development in the ongoing Volkswagen emissions scandal could influence the decisions yet to be made by UK courts.
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New York Attorney General Sues to Dissolve the NRA

7th August 2020
The non-profit’s leadership are accused of using millions of dollars’ worth of charitable assets as a “personal piggy bank”.
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Has the Fight Against Modern Slavery Been Sidelined by COVID?

7th August 2020
Victims of modern slavery and human trafficking are amongst the most vulnerable in society today.
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BA Expects to Pay Only £20 Million of £183 Million Fine

4th August 2020
Consumer law experts have characterised the reduction of the record-breaking fine as “an affront to the GDPR”.
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ACLU Sues Portland Police Over Livestreaming Protests

30th July 2020
The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a legal challenge to the Portland Police Bureau for its “unlawful surveillance” of protestors.
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England’s Test and Trace Programme in “Unlawful” Breach of GDPR

20th July 2020
New admissions by the Department of Health indicating that its contact-tracing initiative was carried out without proper impact assessment has reignited accusations of unlawful conduct.
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EU-US ‘Privacy Shield’ Struck Down By EU Court

16th July 2020
The flagship agreement governing the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the US has been invalidated for its “inadequate” protection of privacy rights.
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Data Privacy Laws and Rights: Where Are We Now?

9th July 2020
In the UK, our data privacy rights are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); legislation which came into force two years ago.
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