Recent court decisions in Germany and at the European General Court are challenging the traditional interpretation of GDPR compensation. Historically, under Art. 82 GDPR, data subjects could only claim damages if they proved actual harm resulting from a GDPR violation. However, recent cases—like Junghans v. Meta and Bindl v. European Commission—suggest that a mere loss of control over personal data or uncertainty about its processing can now qualify as non-material damages, e

Even after the official opt-out period, there’s no guarantee that Meta won’t use your personal data—posts, photos, messages, and even memories—to train its AI systems. Experts warn that the opt-out process is confusing, fragmented across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, and often leaves users unsure if their refusal applies to all services. This raises serious concerns about transparency and control over our own information. By agreeing to terms wit

The EU has launched an investigation into X (formerly Twitter) over the use of personal data from EU and EEA users to train its AI models, including Grok. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting on behalf of the EU, will examine whether X’s practices comply with key GDPR provisions, especially regarding legality and transparency. This follows X’s commitment in September to stop using certain EU user data for AI training. However, the company continued AI model deve

Germany’s data protection commissioner has called on Apple and Google to remove the AI chatbot DeepSeek from their app stores, citing...

Chinese AI company DeepSeek is under investigation by several EU data protection authorities over potential GDPR breaches linked to...

The Irish Data Protection Commission has taken a major step in its GDPR investigation into TikTok, submitting a draft decision on the...

Apple has decided to remove its most secure iCloud encryption tool (ADP) for UK users following a government request that would...

The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, demanding millions for the unauthorized use of its news articles....