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Reddit fined more than £14m over children’s privacy failures

February 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to keep children safe. It is the largest fine ever handed out by the information watchdog over children’s privacy issues. An […]

New VPN Service Can’t Log Users by Design

June 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

VPN providers typically offer security and privacy as a service. They make it difficult for outsiders, including ISPs, to monitor users’ activities. Instead, they require subscribers to trust them with their online traffic. VP.net, a […]

Pornhub pulls out of France over age verification law

June 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Aylo, the company which runs a number of pornographic websites, including Pornhub, is to stop operating in France from Wednesday. It is in reaction to a French law requiring porn sites to take extra steps […]

Zoom settles US class action privacy lawsuit for $86m

August 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

Video-conferencing firm Zoom has agreed to pay $86m (£61.9m) to settle a class action privacy lawsuit in the US. The lawsuit alleged that Zoom had invaded the privacy of millions of users by sharing personal […]

Google sued by New Mexico over claims it spies on US students

February 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

The attorney general of the US state of New Mexico is suing Google, accusing the company of illegally collecting the personal data of school children. The tech giant is alleged to have collected data on […]

Facebook settles facial recognition dispute

January 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

Facebook has settled a long-running legal dispute about the way it scans and tags people’s photos. It will pay $550m (£421m) to a group of users in Illinois, who argued that its facial recognition tool […]

Meghan’s father Thomas Markle ‘would testify in Mail on Sunday case’

January 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Duchess of Sussex’s father, Thomas Markle, will testify if asked to in the court case against Meghan, the duchess’ half sister has said. Samantha Markle – Mr Markle’s daughter from his first marriage – […]

Prince Harry sues Sun and Mirror’s owners in phone-hacking claim

October 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking. Documents have been filed on behalf […]

Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case

September 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. It means the firm only needs to remove links from its search results in Europe – and […]

Judge signs warrant ordering Google to provide info on anyone who searched for specific name

March 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Search warrants are certainly not a new thing, but they tend to have a limited scope of application, as per the Fourth Amendment. It is therefore a little troubling to see this new report detailing […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]