Competition watchdog accepts Google’s privacy changes – The Independent
‘The competition watchdog has accepted proposed changes made by Google to the way it uses customer data.’
The Independent, 11th February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: data protection
Case Comment: Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Kenny Henderson and Alex Askew of CMS comment on the Supreme Court’s decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50, which concerned whether a representative data protection action seeking damages for loss of control of personal data could be brought on behalf of large numbers of unidentifiable class members.’
UKSC Blog, 31st January 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
High Court rejects claim council was vicariously liable after employee on “frolic of her own” leaked social care records – Local Government Lawyer
‘Luton Borough Council was not vicariously liable for the acts of an employee who leaked sensitive data about a woman and her children, in what a High Court judge called a “classic case” of the employee being on a “frolic of her own”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
End-to-end encryption protects children, says UK information watchdog – The Guardian
‘The UK data watchdog has intervened in the debate over end-to-end encryption, warning that delaying its introduction puts “everyone at risk” including children.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
MoJ threatened with fine over huge data request backlog – Legal Futures
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has threatened to fine the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) if it fails to deal with thousands of outstanding subject access requests (SARs).’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
UK data watchdog warns No 10 staff not to erase messages amid party probe – The Independent
‘The UK’s data watchdog has warned that it is important “official records are kept” as Downing Street staff face an investigation over allegations of lockdown-breaking.’
The Independent, 13th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Meta faces billion-pound class-action case – BBC News
‘Up to 44 million UK Facebook users could share £2.3bn in damages, according to a competition expert intending to sue parent company Meta.’
BBC news, 14th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK data watchdog seeks talks with Meta over child protection concerns -The Guardian
‘The UK’s data watchdog is seeking clarification from Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta about parental controls on its popular virtual reality headset, as campaigners warned that it could breach an online children’s safety code.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
The future of class actions after Lloyd – Law Society’s Gazette
‘On 10 November, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50. The court found unanimously for Google, overturning the Court of Appeal. Mr Lloyd’s claim will not now proceed (at least as currently formulated).’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Cabinet Office fined £500,000 over New Year honours list data breach – The Guardian
‘The Cabinet Office has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data watchdog after the postal addresses of the 2020 New Year honours recipients were disclosed online.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Facial recognition firm faces possible £17m privacy fine – BBC News
‘An Australian firm which claims to have a database of more than 10 billion facial images is facing a potential £17m fine over its handling of personal data in the UK.’
BBC news, 29th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Private firms working for UK government ‘should be subject to FOI rules’ – The Guardian
‘Private outsourcing companies that win government contracts should be subject to freedom of information rules, according to the outgoing information commissioner, who warned the existing transparency law is no longer fit for the modern age.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
“Abusive” to bring minor data breach claim in High Court – Legal Futures
‘A master has labelled as “a form of procedural abuse” a bid to bring a data breach claim in the High Court where the “very modest” damages would be dwarfed by costs of £50,000.’
Legal Futures, 17th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Are the digital tools we’ve got used to during the pandemic subject to misuse? – Each Other
‘At the start of 2020, the urgent need to contain COVID-19 meant that alongside direct medical and clinical strategies, most countries tried to restrict the majority of the population’s movements in some way.’
Each Other, 16th November 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
News focus: Where next for mass claims? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Supreme Court’s ruling in Lloyd, blocking a multi-billion-pound claim against Google, exposes the lack of legislation providing redress in mass claims. But CPR 19.6 could offer a way forward.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Top UK court blocks legal action against Google over internet tracking – The Guardian
‘A £3bn legal action against Google over claims it secretly tracked the internet activity of millions of iPhone users has been blocked by the UK supreme court.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Is Your Video Doorbell Invading Your Neighbour’s Privacy? – Becket Chambers
‘In this article I consider the recent County Court judgment in Fairhurst v Woodard in respect of a claim in harassment, nuisance and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018 arising from the Defendant’s use of CCTV and a Ring doorbell.’
Becket Chambers, 21st October 2021
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
Data protection for schools and higher education institutions – 3PB
‘Slightly different from the topic envisaged at the end of part 2 of the cyber series, this article deals with two circumstances. Firstly, the right to access educational data via a subject access request (prompted by a recent issue in my caseload) and, secondly, the data protection obligations owed by further and higher education institutions (“HEIs”) in situations of crisis on campus.’
3PB, 26th October 2021
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Automated Dismissal Decisions, Data Protection and The Law of Unfair Dismissal – by Philippa Collins – UK Labour Law
‘In Summer 2021, Bloomberg published a striking series of stories from working people who had been ‘fired by a machine’. Stephen Normandin had worked for several years for Amazon Flex as a member of a fleet of ‘contract drivers’ who provide same-day delivery services for groceries and packages. Like other members of Amazon’s significant workforce, Stephen’s work was monitored through a system of real-time data collection and algorithmic analysis. Stephen’s performance rating plummeted after a series of unfortunate incidents made his job more difficult: inaccessible gated communities and lockers, unresponsive recipients and unhelpful responses from the company. Shortly after, he received an email stating that his contract had been terminated. Stephen took up the opportunity to appeal the decision but received a series of emails, each with a different name attached, that took him no further. The final email that Stephen received stated that the difficulties he had cited had already been taken into account. His termination stood, even though he was never able to interact ‘live’ with another human being.’
UK Labour Law, 19th October 2021
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
Court throws out claim over law firm’s “trivial” data breach – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has imposed indemnity costs on a family that claimed damages for distress after a law firm accidentally sent an email about outstanding school fees to the wrong person.’
Legal Futures, 21st October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
