A German Court has ordered Google not to link to the Lumen (formerly known as “Chilling Effects”) database after it had taken down defamatory content as a result of an earlier Court order. Continue reading
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The recent decision of Weller & Ors v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2014] EWHC 1163 (QB)has strengthened the rights of children against the mass media in English law. This decision is an important step in developing the rights for children against paparazzi under Article 8 ECHR. Continue reading
A German Court has held that, after the conclusion of a relationship, one party may be ordered to delete intimate photographs and videos of the other which were taken during the relationship. Continue reading
Fresh from the November 2013 judgment against Google in Paris Max Mosley has had further success this time in the District Court of Hamburg. The case strikes another blow at Google’s continued resistance to the idea that it should play its part in preventing unlawful images from being published by way of image search results. Continue reading
In April 2013, Google was fined by the German data regulator £125,000 for recording and storing data illegally from homes using unsecured Wi-Fi networks. The information was collected by Google whilst it was gathering material for its Streetview project. The Hamburg data regulator Johannes Caspar was clear: “In my opinion, this case constitutes one of the biggest known data violations in history” he said. Continue reading
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