Jill Colvin and Michael Liedtke of AP report: The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of November’s midterm elections – an allegation Google denies. The lawsuit, filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of California Friday evening, accuses Gmail of…
Clearview AI gets third €20 million fine for illegal data collection
Bill Toulas reports: France’s data protection authority (CNIL) has fined Clearview AI with €20 million for illegal collection and processing of biometric data belonging to French citizens. The amount is the maximum financial penalty the company could receive as per GDPR Article 83. Clearview AI received the same fine from Italian and Greek data protection authorities for the same violations in…
General questions on the applicability of Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law
Chalid Heyder, Teguh Darmawan, and Andera Rabbani of Hogan Lovells write: On 17 October 2022, Indonesia passed Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law) as the main regulatory instrument for personal data protection. The enactment of the PDP Law will inevitably affect the way your business navigates the regulatory compliance landscape…
Planned Parenthood Secret Video Recording Suit Victory Stands
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Anti-abortion activists who misrepresented their identities to gain access to private Planned Parenthood events must pay over $2 million in damages to the abortion advocacy group and its related entities. The case is Planned Parenthood Fed’n of Am., Inc. v. Newman, 9th Cir., No. 20-16068, 10/21/22. Of special note to journalists:…