EU regulators in Dublin on Monday announced a statutory inquiry into Google’s processing of location data and transparency surrounding that processing. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) released a statement launching their investigation into Google’s Irish subsidiary to determine whether the company meets transparency obligations under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or has a [...]

The US House of Representatives on Monday introduced a resolution denouncing Britain’s decision permitting Chinese telecommunications group Huawei to contribute to the Britain’s 5G networks despite Trump administration disapproval. The UK’s National Security Council approved Huawei equipment in “periphery” 5G systems, but not core secure systems, and capped out the telecommunication company’s market share at [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Monday documenting how Tanzania’s health policies deny adequate services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and other people who are at risk of contracting HIV. The report details the escalating attacks against LGBT individuals and how the anti-LGBT crackdown has disabled many of the community [...]

The Trump administration declared a public health emergency on Friday due to increasing outbreaks of the coronavirus. As part of his declaration, President Donald Trump suspended entry of immigrants and visitors who pose a risk of transmitting the disease, as well as imposing a quarantine on citizens arriving from China’s Hubei Provence. The US declaration [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California approved a 6.5 million dollar settlement agreement on Friday in a class action lawsuit against Chipotle over a misleading non-GMO advertising campaign. Plaintiffs accused Chipotle of false advertising for claiming that the food they serve is non-GMO. The Plaintiffs say this is [...]

Senators heard closing arguments from House managers and lawyers for the White House on Monday, two days ahead of the scheduled vote in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Both sides were given two hours to make their final arguments on their opposing conclusions regarding Trump’s interactions with Ukraine ahead of the 2020 general [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has in its possession two dozen emails regarding President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative debacle. The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on October 30 against [...]

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision to vacate a $500 million judgment because two energy titans had not created a formal partnership. Energy Transfer Partners, LP (ETP) sued Enterprise Products Partners, LP in 2011 after efforts to collaborate on the creation of reversing of a pipeline from Cushing, OK, to [...]

Amnesty International on Monday urged participants in a mining conference in South Africa to address human rights violations. African Mining Indaba, a conference centered on promoting the furtherance of the mining industry in Africa, is set to run from Monday through Thursday, but several civil organizations, including Amnesty, are holding their own conference for the [...]

Japanese officials issued a warrant Thursday for three men suspected of smuggling former Nissan chairman, Carlos Ghosn, from Japan. Among the three suspects is Michael Taylor, a former US Green Beret. These warrants follow after Japan issued a warrant for Ghosn and his wife in early January. Japan arrested the former Nissan executive in November [...]