Abstract :
The recent English Court of Appeal case of Google v. Vidal-Hall raises three issues for many Internet-based businesses: whether they can be sued in tort for misuse of private information, whether browser-generated information is defined as personal data, and whether compensation for emotional distress without accompanying financial loss can be awarded.
Keywords :
data privacy; information management; law; risk management; English Court of Appeal; Internet-based business; Vidal-Hall; browser-generated information; privacy breach; private information; risk management; Data protection; Europe; Google; Information security; Privacy; Google; Vidal-Hall; personal data; privacy; private information;
