Google fined for mass theft of content to build AI tool
Google has been slapped with a €250m (£213m) fine by the French competition authority, predominantly for using content from publishers…
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Top court rules IAB real-time bidding breaches GDPR
IAB Europe has failed in its attempt to overturn a 2022 ruling that its real-time bidding adtech system – used…
Meta hit by double whammy over ‘illegal’ data practices
Meta is facing a double data protection showdown on both sides of the English Channel with EU chiefs being urged…
Currys case sparks new data breach class action threat
Company bosses believing they had seen the threat of data breach class actions evaporate have been forced to think again…
Family-run firms guilty of £70m Royal Mail postal fraud
Three businesses which specialised in print, mailing and postage services have pleaded guilty to a fraud which cost Royal Mail…
Oracle hit by legal claim it breaches privacy of billions
Oracle is facing a new class action which could have repercussions around the world, and, the plaintiffs hope, ultimately force…
Ticketmaster settles breach payout but denies liability
Ticketmaster has finally caved in to legal action over its 2018 data breach, coughing up compensation to more than a…
EasyJet ‘slap on wrist’ shoots down £18bn class action
The Information Commissioner’s Office appears to have put the kibosh on yet another data protection class action after it has…
Supreme Court rejects £3bn data claim against Google
The Supreme Court appears to have put the kibosh on a raft of compensation claims in the UK over abuse…
Publicis faces legal challenge over US opioid marketing
Publicis Groupe has become embroiled in a US lawsuit against its former client Purdue Pharma LP, in what is claimed…