Suzanne Smalley reports: Germany’s highest court on Thursday ruled that law enforcement cannot use spyware to monitor personal devices in cases that carry less than a three year maximum sentence. The court was responding to a lawsuit brought by the German digital freedoms organization Digitalcourage. The plaintiffs argued that a 2017 rules change enabling law…
Flightradar24 receives reprimand for violating aircraft data privacy rights
Luis Rijo reports: Swedish privacy regulator IMY issued a reprimand against Flightradar24 AB on June 30, 2025, finding the popular flight tracking service violated aircraft owners’ data privacy rights during the period from May 25, 2018, to June 22, 2021. According to the decision document issued by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY), Flightradar24…
Nebraska Attorney General Sues GM and OnStar Over Alleged Privacy Violations
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 8, 2025, Nebraska Attorney General (“AG”) Mike Hilgers announced that the AG’s office is suing General Motors LLC and its subsidiary OnStar LLC (collectively, “General Motors”) over violations of Nebraska’s consumer protection laws. The complaint alleges that General Motors’ disclosures misled vehicle purchasers and did not adequately disclose that…
Federal Court Allows Privacy Related Claims to Proceed in a Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Against Motorola
Kathryn M. Rattigan of Robinson & Cole LLP writes: In December 2024, Jonathan Gabrielli filed several claims alleging that Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola) misrepresented its data usage policy and shared his personal data with third parties, including Google, Amazon, and TikTok. Specifically, Gabrielli claims that a cookie consent banner giving users the choice to refuse…