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European Data Protection Roundup – August

Debevoise Data Blog

UK High Court dismisses most of the Dixons data breach claim What happened : The UK High Court dismissed various claims against DSG Retail Limited (“DSG”), the owner of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel, relating to a 2017 – 2018 data breach where hackers accessed personal data in the company’s systems.

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Overhaul of the Australian Privacy Act

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With this regard, it is essential to know about the privacy legislation of this country since, nowadays, most internet businesses process the personal data of their clients, and they should do it in compliance with data protection laws. ” Thus, the Australian Privacy Act also aims to have a GDPR level of data protection.

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You Subpoenaed My Documents, Shouldn’t You Pay for Them?

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Or it received a data request from a consumer under the GDPR or California Consumer Privacy Act. If the subpoena issued is in federal litigation, your company is likely responsible for the cost of compliance, especially if it has a connection to the litigation. For instance in, In re Aggrenox Antitrust Litig. ,

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The Supreme Court’s Decision in Lloyd v Google: What Impact on UK Mass Claims?

Debevoise Data Blog

In England and Wales, as many as 4 million iPhone users were impacted by the Safari Workaround, leading to Mr Lloyd—a consumer rights activist—commencing legal proceedings against Google LLC in the English courts in 2017. This constituted a breach of the DPA principally because there had been a failure to obtain user consent.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

Unsurprisingly, BIPA has begun to generate significant class action litigation both in Illinois and elsewhere: The Six Flags case, involving use of fingerprint scans for admission to a theme park, resulted in a $36 million settlement. 2019 IL 123186, 129 N.E.3d million settlement. million settlement. See, e.g., Miracle-Pond v. May 15, 2020).

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My 20 Most-Read Posts of 2022

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But this year, they seem to span the gamut of topics I cover, from analytics to artificial intelligence, from legal ethics to legal research, from new companies starting up to established companies shutting down, from products designed for litigation to products embroiled in litigation. Here’s What Happened.

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A Roundup of Recent Section 230 Decisions Involving Sex Abuse or CSAM

Eric Goldman

Users can store iCloud files using “Advanced Data Protection,” which encrypts the files such that Apple can’t access them. 230 protects UGC sites. In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, 2025 WL 1182560 (N.D. 2025 WL 1266928 (N.D. First, they are voluminous.