Biztech news European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview Four groups say Clearview stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping" their images from websites. 27/05/2021
United Kingdom 'Sobriety tags' on offender's ankle fight alcohol-related crime in UK The electronic devices analyse offenders' sweat and alert the probation service if they detect alcohol. 31/03/2021
Norway Norway fines Grindr dating app €9.6m over data privacy breach It comes after a complaint by the Norwegian Consumer Council, which had alleged that users' personal data was being shared unlawfully for marketing purposes. 26/01/2021
Netherlands Tech multinationals sued for alleged large-scale GDPR breaches The damages could exceed €10 billion if the legal proceedings are successful, the NGO filing the cases said. 14/08/2020
