Tag: privacy rights

• Wednesday, September 25th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Landmark ruling by Europe highest court strikes a balance between privacy rights and freedom of speech

  

  If you want your past to be forgotten on the internet, it might be best to move to Europe. Google will not have to apply Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark case that has pitted personal privacy rights against freedom of speech.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 01:24 UTC

  Again Amazon, Apple and Google could be infringing customers' privacy with voice reviewers

  

  Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staffs who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps. News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:42 UTC

  US Supreme Court rules police need a warrant to search cell-phone of arrested suspects

  

  The US Supreme Court ruled that police officers usually need a warrant before they can search the cell-phone of an arrested suspect, a major decision in favor of privacy rights at a time of increasing concern over government encroachment in digital communications.