Significant UK Court Ruling on Data Protection Liability

The UK's Court of Appeal gave a very important judgment in March 2015 in a case concerning Google's Internet behavior tracking through a browser. First, misuse of private information is now classified as a tort, thereby in this case enabling proceedings to be issued against a party outside the jurisdiction of the UK; and, second, financial compensation for distress caused by breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 may now be claimed, despite there being no monetary loss.

17 minute read September 02, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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Andr' Bywater And Gayle McFarlane
Significant UK Court Ruling on Data Protection Liability

The UK's Court of Appeal gave a very important judgment in March 2015 in the so-called Vidal-Hall case concerning Google's Internet behavior tracking through a browser.

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