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TIKTOK LAUNCHES GLOBAL LEGAL INVESTIGATION AS UNIONS MOBILIZE

 

 

Independent Advocacy Platform Cambridge Samuel Announces International Regulatory Action & Union Coalition Following Filings in France, Portugal, the EU, and the United States.

 

LISBON / PARIS — Cambridge Samuel, an independent advocacy platform supporting whistleblowers, today announces its formal support and media representation for a former Teleperformance (TP) employee who has lodged extensive regulatory disclosures documenting physical security breaches, systemic workplace retaliation, internal candidate blacklisting, video call terminations, and ethics hotline record suppression at Teleperformance’s flagship Nations Campus serving global client TikTok.

 

The evidentiary dossier—now supported by an international trade union coalition including SINTTAV, SINDETELCO, and UNI Global Union—has been formally registered across major European and U.S. judicial, financial, labor, and data protection authorities. A formal pre-publication notice and opportunity for comment was officially issued to Teleperformance Executive Leadership, Corporate Legal Counsel, and Data Protection Officers. No reaction has been received.

 

1. Security Breach & Client Data Compromise at Nations Campus

 

The filings document severe operational and physical security failures within the Trust & Safety hub at Avenida Infante Dom Henrique.

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• Unauthorized Access: Following contract termination, a former agent retained an active corporate access badge for over two weeks, freely navigating secure areas of the facility including hallways adjacent to active moderation floors, restrooms, and employee lockers.

• Mishandled Theft Incident: This security breakdown compromised the secure environment maintained for client TikTok and culminated in active workplace device thefts on August 20 and August 26, 2025.

• Corroborating Evidence: The breach is documented through an official police report, internal security guard testimony, security logs, and sworn witness statements.

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2. Abrupt “Explanation-Free” Purges, Internal Blacklisting, and Disguised AI Automation (TP.ai FAB)

 

Sworn witness testimonies from Content Moderators, Quality Analysts, and Project Trainers reveal how local management executed wave-based purges starting in late 2025 while withholding operational justifications from affected staff:

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• Documented Harassment & Medical Toll: Sworn witness attestations from former colleagues document targeted floor isolation, arbitrary verbal termination, and severe psychological harassment directed specifically at the whistleblower, which resulted in emergency medical intervention and IV treatment at Hospital CUF Descobertas.

• Abrupt “Explanation-Free” Non-Renewals (Starting Late 2025): Beginning around October/November 2025, management executed systematic non-renewals without providing operational explanations or prior notice. Employees were abruptly told their contracts would not be renewed under the unverified blanket claim of a “rampdown,” leaving staff with no choice but to depart (corroborated by multiple witness testimonies).

• Corroborating Media Scrutiny (ZDF Investigation): The extreme working conditions and structural strain at the Nations campus were independently highlighted by German public broadcaster ZDF in its investigative documentary “Die Wahrheit über Social Media” (aired 22–26 May 2026). The investigation exposed severe operational pressures—including base pay of €5/hour, high-speed video review quotas, hidden camera footage inside the facility, and intense turnover—validating staff disclosures regarding facility management.

 

Watch the documentary: 

 

https://www.zdf.de/video/reportagen/die-wahrheit-ueber-social-media---mit-jochen-breyer-100  

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• Systemic Retaliatory Blacklisting (December 2025 – May 2026): Following notice of non-renewal in December 2025 (effective February 3), the whistleblower repeatedly applied for open positions on other internal projects within Teleperformance Portugal. Despite extensive experience and qualifying performance, the whistleblower received at least seven (7) consecutive arbitrary rejections, documenting an internal blacklisting practice.

• Terminations via Video Call During Approved Vacation: HR and local management executed abrupt terminations using remote channels. Sworn testimony from a former Quality Analyst & Team Captain confirms being abruptly terminated via a video conference call initiated by Local HR/Management while on approved vacation leave, under the same unverified “rampdown” pretext.

• McKinsey Restructuring & Disguised AI Replacement (TP.ai FAB): Driven by global cost-reduction plans and McKinsey-guided restructuring, Teleperformance shifted from traditional “seat-based” contracts to “outcome-based” performance models. Human moderation volumes were diverted to automated pre-filtering via TP.ai FAB Collect. While claiming “rampdowns” to justify clearing out experienced staff, Teleperformance simultaneously onboarded lower-cost entry-level cohorts on the same floor.

• Forced Exile & Unauthorized Deductions: On December 5, 2025, the whistleblower received dual notices enforcing compulsory workplace exile alongside contract termination under Article 345 of the Portuguese Labor Code—a measure similarly applied across affected staff throughout this period, either simultaneously or in separate stages—accompanied by unauthorized salary deductions (Negative Liquid Adjustments / Code 8793) exceeding €1,000 per worker.

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3. Active TikTok Global Legal Investigation

 

Following direct regulatory disclosures, a senior lead investigator from TikTok’s Global Legal Investigations team reached out directly to the whistleblower to initiate a formal investigation into the physical security breaches, operational negligence, and ethics portal handling at Teleperformance’s Lisbon facility.

 

4. International Union Coalition Alignment (UNI Global Union, SINTTAV, SINDETELCO)

 

The whistleblower’s master evidentiary dossier has been officially merged with national and international trade union leadership:

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• Global Framework Agreement: Proceedings are coordinated alongside SINTTAV, SINDETELCO, and UNI Global Union, invoking systemic violations of the UNI-Teleperformance Global Framework Agreement regarding cross-border harassment, unfair dismissals, and workplace safety.

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5. Suppression of Ethics Portal Records & EQS Litigation Hold

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• Unilateral Record Revocation: On May 15, 2026, the whistleblower filed a formal report via US-based Teleperformance’s Global Ethics Hotline (Case #XMF8-1028FA9D). After 51 days—the exact moment signed witness testimonies were uploaded—portal access was unilaterally revoked and the case closed without substantive investigation.

• EQS Group Demand: A formal litigation hold demand has been served on EQS Group (TP’s third-party software provider for the Global Ethics Hotline) to permanently lock and preserve all backend audit trails, access logs, and timestamps proving corporate interference and unauthorized case revocation.

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6. Master List of Registered Regulatory & Judicial Filings

 

Formal proceedings and regulatory disclosures are actively registered with:

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• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  

• AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers – France)  

• Parquet de Paris (Procureur de la République – France)  

• ACT Portugal (Ministério do Trabalho)  

• European Labour Authority (ELA)  

• GDPR Article 15 Access Request  

• Additional Bodies: CNIL, Défenseur des Droits, MLA, PCN OCDE France, UNI Global Union, and TikTok Global Ethics Office

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Whistleblower Statement:

 

“Management never gave us an explanation for what happened. Starting in late 2025, they abruptly told us our contracts wouldn’t be renewed due to an unverified ‘rampdown’ and left us with no choice. When I tried to apply for other internal projects at Teleperformance over seven times between December and May—despite having the required qualifications and experience—I was met with immediate rejections every single time. We were systematically blacklisted. The reality of working conditions on site was later captured by ZDF’s May 2026 investigation, showing what moderators face daily while management uses AI tools like TP.ai FAB Collect to replace experienced staff. We are standing with international trade unions to demand accountability across Big Tech supply chains.”

 

Statutory Legal Framework Invoked

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• Portuguese Law No. 93/2021: Articles 7, 8, 21 and 22–24, among others

• French Waserman Law / Sapin II  

• U.S. Section 21F (Securities Exchange Act)

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Media & Representation Contact

Cambridge Samuel – Public Relations & Legal Communications
Email: public-relations@cambridgesamuel.com / legal@cambridgesamuel.com
Phone: +351 214 00 55 00 (by appointment only)
Website: www.cambridgesamuel.com

 

Note to Editors:

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This press release is issued pursuant to Article 7 of Lei n.º 93/2021, following the failure of internal reporting channels to provide adequate responses to multiple protected disclosures.

The identities of individual whistleblowers are protected under Portuguese law and EU Directive 2019/1937.

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All documented facts are supported by contemporaneous records, witness statements, and official regulatory filings.

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Reference: The public disclosures contained herein

correlate with the unanimous decision of the Lisbon Court of Appeal in Case No. 7722/25.1T8SNT.L1-6 (14 May 2026), which confirmed that Teleperformance cannot obtain prior restraint on whistleblower disclosures absent proof of concrete, quantifiable damages, and that the burden of proving serious and irreparable harm lies with Teleperformance.

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LEGAL ACTION AGAINST BOOKING.COM FOLLOWING DATA BREACH AND GDPR VIOLATIONS

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Whistleblower denied access to own data after breach – complaints to be lodged with CNPD, Dutch DPA, and court proceedings announced

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Lisbon / Amsterdam, 21 July, 2026  – Cambridge Samuel today announces its support for a protected whistleblower who is preparing to file formal complaints with the Portuguese and Dutch supervisory authorities and to initiate court proceedings against Booking.com for non-compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

 

The case concerns a whistleblower whose personal data were exposed in a data breach at the global booking giant.

On 14 April 2026, the whistleblower received a notification from Booking.com in which the company admitted that unauthorised third parties may have accessed his booking information. Consequently, he submitted a formal data subject access request under Article 15 GDPR on 16 April 2026.

Despite the statutory one-month deadline – which expired on 16 May 2026 – Booking.com has failed to provide a complete response. 

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"The GDPR is not optional. It is the cornerstone of digital civil rights in Europe," said Cambridge Samuel. "Booking.com has had two months to comply with a simple, legally mandated access request. Instead, they chose silence. That is a failure to respect data subject rights and raises serious questions about corporate accountability."

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• A complete overview of all personal data processed by Booking.com concerning the whistleblower;

• All internal logs and investigation reports relating to the data breach;

• A list of all third parties with whom his data were shared;

• Information on Booking.com's internal whistleblower channel, as required under Article 8 of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (the Whistleblower Directive), transposed into Portuguese law via Article 8 of Law No. 93/2021.

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This last point is particularly pertinent: the Whistleblower Directive obliges private legal entities with 50 or more employees to set up secure internal reporting channels. The whistleblower explicitly asked whether any reports had been made regarding the April 2026 data breach and whether his name appeared in any such report. This request too has remained unanswered.

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No extension, no explanation

Under Article 12(3) GDPR, a controller may extend the deadline by up to two months, but only after timely notification to the requester and on grounds of demonstrable complexity. Booking.com has not invoked this possibility.

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Cambridge Samuel offered the company a final deadline until 26 June 2026 to comply with the request, as a last attempt at amicable settlement. Even this ultimate opportunity has been ignored.

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Legal action to be taken by the whistleblower

Now that the final deadline has passed without response, the whistleblower will take the following steps without further delay:

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1. Complaint to the Portuguese supervisory authority (CNPD) – on the basis of his residence in Portugal;

2. Complaint to the Dutch supervisory authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) – because Booking.com B.V. is established in the Netherlands;

3. Court proceedings before the competent court – under Article 82 GDPR (right to compensation) and Article 78 GDPR (right to an effective judicial remedy);

4. Public disclosure – the whistleblower will bring this matter to the attention of relevant media and supervisory authorities.

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"This case is not just about one whistleblower," emphasised Cambridge Samuel. "It is about the millions of travellers who entrust their data to Booking.com in the belief that their information is safe and that their rights are respected. If a company of this size fails to comply with the law without consequences, what does that say about the protection of all of us?"

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Whistleblower protection under Portuguese Law 93/2021 (EU Directive 2019/1937)

The whistleblower in this case benefits from the protection of Portuguese Law No. 93/2021, which transposes the EU Whistleblower Directive. This case bears similarities to other recent whistleblower cases in Portugal, including those against Teleperformance, Concentrix, Google, Cognizant, Majorel, Foundever, Roche, Transcom, Vivino and Concentrix – cases that equally raise the question of whether whistleblowers may turn to the public when internal channels are dysfunctional and there is a pressing public interest.

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In all these cases, the core issues are:

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• employees or citizens exposing wrongdoing;

• a real risk of retaliation when using internal channels;

• a pressing public interest – in this instance, a data breach affecting millions of EU citizens;

• the fundamental question whether a whistleblower in such circumstances may go directly to the media and supervisory authorities, without first exhausting internal routes.

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The Portuguese legislature, through Law 93/2021, expressly chose broad protection for whistleblowers who bring irregularities to light, precisely to prevent misconduct from being buried. The case against Booking.com fits into this series of cases where the effectiveness of whistleblower protection is being put to the test.

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Background

Booking.com is one of the world's largest online travel platforms. As a data controller it is directly bound by the GDPR for all its activities within the European Union.

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The GDPR gives citizens the right to know what data organisations hold on them, how it is used, and with whom it is shared. Violations can result in fines of up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover.

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LG Air Conditioners Fail to Control Humidity

 

Consumer Takes Legal Action After Klima.pt Refuses Responsibility

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LG’s advertising promises “dry mode” moisture removal, but units produce no water; installer confirms defect; client manager Mr. Gil Reis threatens criminal complaint instead of solving the problem

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Lisbon, Porto – 24 June 2026 – Cambridge Samuel today announces that a consumer will file an injunção (simplified European order for payment) against Climarenew – Comércio e Distribuição Equipamentos de Climatização e de Energias Renováveis, Lda., trading as Klima.pt, a Portuguese reseller of LG Electronics products. The action follows Klima.pt’s refusal to honour consumer rights regarding two defective LG air conditioning units. The case raises serious questions about LG’s marketing claims and the responsibilities of its authorised resellers.

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LG’s “Dry Mode” Does Not Work

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The consumer purchased two LG air conditioners (model H12S1P) from Klima.pt in October 2024 for €2,080.84, plus €500 installation. LG explicitly advertises a “dry mode” function. The consumer relied on this feature to reduce indoor humidity.

 

The reality: After installation, the outdoor units produced no water – not a single drop. Indoor humidity levels did not decrease; in some tests, they rose from 76% to 80% while running LG’s “dry mode”. The installer confirmed in writing (30 January 2025): “the air conditioner is not dehumidifying the environment as the client intended.”

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LG’s Own Technical Explanation Does Not Excuse the Defect

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When Klima.pt eventually contacted LG, the manufacturer responded with a technical note explaining that the dehumidification mode works only within narrow temperature parameters (24.5°C–25.5°C) and that the fan speed is fixed. This is not disclosed to consumers in LG’s advertising. The average consumer expects a “dry mode” to remove moisture under normal living conditions – not to function only within a 1°C window. However, even when the temperature is set to LG’s recommended setting, the machines still fail to reduce humidity.

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LG's Response Does Not Address the Problem

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LG Electronics Portugal was contacted for comment and responded with a technical explanation that the "Dry" mode is not designed as a standalone dehumidifier, and that performance depends on site conditions such as temperature, humidity, and air infiltration.

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This does not explain why the units produced no water whatsoever even when running under LG's own recommended settings, in a normal living space, with no unusual moisture sources. The installer confirmed in writing that the equipment was not dehumidifying as intended. LG's response acknowledges the limitation of its dry mode but fails to address the core complaint: the feature, as marketed, does not deliver meaningful results under ordinary residential conditions.

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Klima.pt’s Refusal and Threats

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The consumer sought amicable resolution. On 2 June 2026, Cambridge Samuel sent a settlement proposal of €2,500 – a substantial reduction from the total claim of €3,474.16. On 11 June 2026, Mr. Gil Reis, client manager of Klima.pt, responded definitively: “our position is final, you may take any measures you deem appropriate immediately.”

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When informed that a press release would be issued, Mr. Reis escalated: he called the communication “intimidatory” and threatened a criminal complaint for alleged defamation – a common tactic used by companies to silence consumers.

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Klima.pt is a member of Confio Ecommerce Europe, a trustmark organization that certifies e‑commerce businesses for compliance with consumer protection standards. Cambridge Samuel has also requested comment from Confio Ecommerce Europe on this matter. No response has been received to date.

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Legal Action to Be Filed by the Consumer

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The consumer will now file an injunção with the Balcão Nacional de Injunções. The claim includes the principal sum (€2,080.84), installation costs (€500), statutory interest, court fees, travel and storage costs, and compensation for time spent – totalling approximately €4,653.

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Focus on LG’s Responsibilities

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A spokesperson for Cambridge Samuel commented:

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“This case is not just about a local reseller. It is about LG’s misleading marketing of a feature that does not work as advertised. LG knows – or should know – that its ‘dry mode’ on many split air conditioners fails to extract meaningful moisture under normal room conditions. Yet LG continues to advertise this feature without the narrow technical disclaimers. Consumers across Europe are being misled.”

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“As for Klima.pt and Mr. Gil Reis: they had every opportunity to take the complaint seriously, to inspect the units, or to settle. Instead, they chose to threaten a criminal complaint. That is a sign of weakness, not strength. We will proceed. And we note that Klima.pt is affiliated with Confio Ecommerce Europe – a trustmark that implies compliance with consumer standards. We trust Confio will take an interest in this matter.”

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Broader Implications

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The consumer has already faced a rejection by CIMAAL (the Algarve consumer arbitration centre), which erroneously ruled that the consumer lost consumer protection because the property was later rented out – a decision contradicted by the Coimbra Court of Appeal (Case 114/22.6T8SRE.C1). The civil court will now have the final say.

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Cambridge Samuel calls on LG Electronics to clarify whether its “dry mode” claims are truthful across its entire range of air conditioning units, and to ensure that its resellers, including Klima.pt, are held to consumer law standards.

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About Cambridge Samuel

Cambridge Samuel is an independent international whistleblower advocacy platform dedicated to amplifying cases of corporate misconduct and supporting individuals who expose wrongdoing in the public interest.

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Media Contact

Email: public-relations@cambridgesamuel.com

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Link to this publication

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PRESS RELEASE – 3 June 2026

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Global Data Breaches in Google’s Outsourcing Chain Trigger Class Actions in EU and US

 

Lisbon Appeal Court Also Rejects Teleperformance Gag Order

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Lisbon / Paris – Cambridge Samuel today announces the launch of collective actions in the European Union and the United States against the key players in Google's outsourcing chain - Teleperformance, Cognizant, and Concentrix - over massive, global data breaches affecting YouTube and Waze end‐users. The actions will be expanded to more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide over the coming years.

 

The actions are based on GDPR Article 82 (right to compensation for privacy breaches) and will be expanded to more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide. For the EU member states, coordination will be sought with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to ensure a consistent and harmonised enforcement approach under the GDPR’s one-stop‑shop mechanism (Articles 56 and 60 GDPR).

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The case originates from a protected whistleblower who received over 3,141 emails containing sensitive personal data of end‑users, leaked for more than 480 days via internal Google systems (Buganizer, Cases, Google Sheets). Affected individuals are located in the UK, US, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Canada, Brazil, Israel, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and many other EU member states.

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Class actions – coordination with Ius Omnibus 

In Portugal, a class action against Google is already pending before the Lisbon Court, filed by Ius Omnibus. Cambridge Samuel is exploring the possibility of joining or coordinating with that existing proceeding to ensure efficient redress for Portuguese victims. In parallel, separate collective actions will be filed in the United States (federal court), United Kingdom, Germany, France, Canada, Brazil, and Israel, with the remaining jurisdictions to follow. For all EU‑based actions, the EDPB will be requested to act as the coordinating authority under Article 60 GDPR, ensuring that a single lead supervisory authority handles the cross‑border aspects of the data breaches.

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Discussions with specialised law firms and litigation funders have started in all these countries to ensure coordinated, well‑financed litigation.

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Lisbon Appeal Court rejects Teleperformance gag order

Recently, the Lisbon Court of Appeal confirmed the lower court’s decision and rejected Teleperformance’s attempt to impose a publication ban on the whistleblower and Cambridge Samuel. The court held that Teleperformance failed to demonstrate any concrete, serious, or irreparable harm. While this judgment is an important confirmation of the whistleblower’s right to speak, the main focus now shifts to holding the entire outsourcing chain accountable for the data breaches.  

 

For t​ransparency and independent verification, the relevant court decisions are attached to this release:

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• Court of First Instance of Sintra (PDF)

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• Lisbon Court of Appeal (PDF)

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​​Strong whistleblower protection under Portuguese Law 93/2021 (EU Directive 2019/1937)

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• Article 7 – The whistleblower was locked out of his Google Workspace account by Google, before he could even inform his employer. This real, materialised risk of retaliation, combined with the pressing public interest of data breaches affecting millions of EU citizens, entitled him to go public directly – without first exhausting internal channels. His countless internal attemps to nevertheless find an amicable solution were an extra act of good faith, not a legal prerequisite.

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• Article 21 – The subsequent disciplinary actions, including limiting communication to email only and suspension and dismissal constitutes prohibited retaliation. Paragraph 6 renders such a sanction void from the outset. Paragraph 4 places the burden on the employer to prove the dismissal was unrelated to the protected disclosure.

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• Articles 22, 23, 24 – Guarantee legal aid, an effective judicial remedy, and full immunity from civil, criminal, or disciplinary liability for good‑faith whistleblowing.

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EU Anti-SLAPP Directive Remains Largely Unimplemented

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The EU Anti-SLAPP Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1069), also known as “Daphne’s Law”, was adopted in April 2024 to protect journalists, activists and whistleblowers from abusive lawsuits designed to suppress public participation. Member States were required to transpose the Directive into national law by 7 May 2026. However, implementation across Europe remains incomplete, and no Member State had fully met the deadline by that date. Portugal has not yet completed transposition of the Directive.

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The European Commission has the power to initiate infringement proceedings against Member States that fail to fulfil their transposition obligations under EU law.

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The Directive introduces important procedural safeguards against abusive civil litigation. However, its scope remains limited. It primarily addresses civil proceedings with cross-border implications and does not provide equivalent protections against criminal complaints.

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This limitation is particularly relevant in the present case, where Teleperformance representatives have repeatedly indicated that criminal complaints for alleged “blackmail” may be pursued against the whistleblower. Such threats fall outside the core procedural protections established by the Anti-SLAPP Directive and illustrate a significant remaining gap in the protection of public-interest whistleblowers.

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AMF and institutional investors notified

On 3 May 2026, the whistleblower filed a complaint with the French AMF concerning both URD 2025 discrepancies and the global data breaches. The AMF acknowledged receipt on 7 May and asked to be kept informed.

 

Teleperformance's largest institutional shareholders (Fidelity, BlackRock, Norges Bank, Pzena, Vanguard) have been formaly notified by Cambridge Samuel regarding the URD 2025 discrepancies and ongoing and upcoming litigation. 

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https://www.openpr.com/news/4536210/global-data-breaches-in-google-s-outsourcing-chain-trigger

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Category: Business, Economy, Finance, Banking & Insurance

Press release from: Cambridge Samuel

 

 

Long-serving Concentrix Employee Faces Retaliation and Contempt Proceedings After Escalating Concerns to Global Audit Committee

 

Lisbon / Bangalore, 6 May 2026 – Cambridge Samuel draws attention to the case of a long-serving employee with more than 17 years of service at Concentrix Daksh Services India Private Limited who was terminated and is now facing contempt proceedings.

 

Key Timeline:

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• In early February 2026 the employee was pressured to resign and was subsequently terminated on the grounds of “no suitable role”.

• On 17 February 2026 Concentrix filed Civil Suit No. 177/26 before the Senior Civil Judge in New Delhi seeking permanent and mandatory injunctions restricting the employee’s communication.

• In mid-April 2026 the employee made protected disclosures to Concentrix’s Global Audit Committee, specifically to Mr. Teh-Chien Chou (Chair of the Audit Committee) and Allison M. Leopold Tilley of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, via both the official Integrity Counts whistleblower channel and audit@concentrix.com.

• Despite receiving only an automatic acknowledgement of receipt, the employee has received no substantive response or confirmation of any investigation from the whistleblower channel or the Audit Committee. This lack of meaningful follow-up raises serious questions about the effectiveness and actual functioning of Concentrix’s internal whistleblower mechanisms.

• Shortly after these disclosures, on 20 April 2026, the employee received a legal notice threatening contempt proceedings under Order 39 Rule 2A CPC for alleged violation of the earlier court orders.

 

The employee had previously raised internal concerns regarding alleged unethical hiring practices and favouritism, financial irregularities with reward points, serious hygiene and safety issues (including rodent infestation in the cafeteria), and the inadequate handling of a POSH complaint by a female colleague.

 

The employee also suffered a serious accident while commuting to the office, resulting in a permanent physical handicap. The organisation was fully aware of this disability, yet still forced the long-serving employee to resign. Additionally, the employee has reported:

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• Alleged unauthorized access to employees’ personal WhatsApp accounts under threat of termination;

• Intimidation tactics by HR leadership, including public statements about accessing any employee’s personal phone at will and threats of forcing Bangalore-based employees to appear in Delhi courts as a form of harassment;

• Alleged spreading of communal hatred by an HR SPOC, which the employee had previously raised verbally with HR leadership.

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Cambridge Samuel commented:

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“While a civil suit was already pending, the timing of the contempt notice — issued immediately after the employee escalated his concerns to the company’s own Global Audit Committee — is highly concerning. The complete absence of any substantive response through the official Integrity Counts whistleblower channel further suggests that these mechanisms may not be functioning as intended. Employees must be able to use official whistleblower channels without fear of further retaliation.”

 

Cambridge Samuel calls on Concentrix to:

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1. Conduct a fair and independent investigation into all the matters reported to the Audit Committee and Integrity Counts channel.

2. Ensure full and final settlement of all legitimate dues, including gratuity for 17 years of service.

3. Reconsider the use of contempt proceedings in the context of protected disclosures.

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This case highlights the challenges faced by long-serving employees in India’s BPO sector when they attempt to raise legitimate concerns through official channels. Cambridge Samuel will continue to monitor developments.

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About Cambridge Samuel

Cambridge Samuel is an independent international whistleblower advocacy platform dedicated to amplifying cases of corporate misconduct and supporting individuals who expose wrongdoing in the public interest.

 

Media Contact

public-relations@cambridgesamuel.com 

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Press release from: Cambridge Samuel

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Teleperformance Disclosures vs Court Reality

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Disconnect Between Investor Disclosures and Courtroom Strategy

Lisbon / Paris, 27 April 2026 - Cambridge Samuel today highlights a significant disconnect between Teleperformance SE's (TEP.PA) public representations in its Universal Registration Document (URD) 2025 and documented compliance risks emerging from the Google outsourcing chain.

In the URD filed with the French AMF on 11 March 2026, Teleperformance portrays a framework of robust governance, ethical AI leadership, and strong whistleblower protections. However, recent court records and procedural developments in Portugal indicate a marked tension between these investor-facing promises and operational conduct.

 

Procedural History and the "Irreparable Harm" Paradox

A request by Teleperformance seeking precautionary measures to restrict publicity in proceedings involving a whistleblower was rejected by the Lisbon court in November 2025.

In its appeal to the Lisbon Court of Appeal, Teleperformance explicitly cites passages from Cambridge Samuel's communications, including references to a potential "storm of €20 billion to €50 billion" in regulatory fines and market value impact affecting its primary clients, including Google.

Teleperformance uses these figures to argue that the whistleblower's disclosures risk causing "grave and difficult-to-repair harm" and to justify emergency restrictions on publicity. By adopting and relying on these scale descriptions in its own judicial filings, Teleperformance appears to substantiate the materiality of the underlying dispute. The whistleblower submitted counter-arguments to the Lisbon Court of Appeal, requesting the court to uphold the initial dismissal.

This characterization stands in direct tension with the company's representations in the 2025 URD risk identification section, where no legal proceedings with a disclosed material impact on its financial position appear to be identified. Court records also confirm that the court fixed the value of the ongoing dispute at over €1.5 million.

Unredacted End-User Data Exposed in Court Filings

In other court filings, Teleperformance submitted internal materials as evidence - including spreadsheets and logs related to Google's YouTube and Waze - which appear to contradict earlier positions regarding the existence and handling of such data.

Critically, these documents contain sensitive information belonging to Google's YouTube and Waze end-users, which Teleperformance submitted completely unredacted into a public legal proceeding.

These records refer to incidents across the outsourcing ecosystem involving vendors such as Cognizant and Concentrix, affecting users in 30 jurisdictions ranging from the United Kingdom and Portugal to the United States and the Philippines.

The exposure of this sensitive end-user data without any form of masking or anonymization raises significant questions regarding the company's alignment with GDPR Articles 5 and 32 and its fundamental duty to protect consumer privacy.

AI Governance and Procedural Failures

While promoting its leadership in "Ethical AI" and its recent ISO 42001 certification, Teleperformance's operational conduct in court suggests a fundamental lapse in data governance.
After receiving multiple extensions, the company submitted hundreds of pages of sensitive whistleblower data - including medical records - to an uncertified AI translation service. The provider explicitly stated that the service was not intended for legal content and carried an expected error rate of up to 15%.
This practice appears inconsistent with the high standards of AI management and data integrity promoted to shareholders.

Transparency and Regulatory Risk Assessment

These discrepancies raise significant questions under applicable French transparency and anti-corruption legislation, including Sapin II.

Cambridge Samuel continues to monitor whether the representations made to French regulators and institutional investors align with the documented realities of Teleperformance's operations.

Cambridge Samuel holds detailed (public) court documents and supporting evidence. These materials are available-anonymised or redacted where necessary-upon legitimate request from regulators, class action participants, institutional investors, and accredited media organisations.

About Cambridge Samuel

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Category: Business, Economy, Finance, Banking & Insurance

Press release from: Cambridge Samuel

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Google Outsourcing Chain Faces Growing Scrutiny: $8.4 Million US Jury Verdict Against Cognizant for Retaliation as Teleperformance Faces Critical Legal Pressure in Portugal

 

Lisbon / New York, 22 April 2026 – Cambridge Samuel highlights an emerging pattern of serious compliance failures and retaliation within Google’s global outsourcing ecosystem.

 

In March 2026, a federal jury in New York awarded $8.4 million to a former Cognizant executive after finding that Cognizant had unlawfully retaliated against him for raising concerns about discriminatory practices and operational misconduct.

Read the full judgment here: 

 

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1:2021cv02174/556071/207/

 

Simultaneously, Google’s outsourcing partner Teleperformance is under significant legal pressure in Portugal. A Portuguese court recently rejected Teleperformance’s request for precautionary measures aimed at silencing both a protected whistleblower and Cambridge Samuel. A significant employment-related case involving Teleperformance’s subsidiary Majorel is scheduled for judgment in May 2026.

 

Like the Cognizant case, this matter concerns allegations of retaliation following internal concerns about operational and compliance issues in the outsourcing chain. These developments follow multiple reports of systemic data protection failures and retaliatory actions against a protected whistleblower who raised concerns about the processing and sharing of sensitive user data from Google’s YouTube and Waze platforms.

 

Cambridge Samuel has previously published on these issues, including:

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• https://www.openpr.com/news/4361620/global-data-breaches-exposed-in-outsourcing-chain-as-concentrix Cognizant, Teleperformance and Concentrix

• https://www.openpr.com/news/4441248/systemic-failures-across-global-outsourcing-chain

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The situation is further highlighted by a collective action filed by Ius Omnibus against Google for unlawful processing of Portuguese users’ personal data, which was admitted by the Lisbon court.

Read more about the Ius Omnibus collective action against

Google: 

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https://observador.pt/2025/09/09/tribunal-portugues-admite-acao-coletiva-contra-google-por-tratamento-de-dados

 

Cambridge Samuel has consistently documented serious compliance gaps in this outsourcing chain, including inadequate safeguards for personal data and instances of retaliation against those who report violations.

 

The combination of the US jury verdict against Cognizant for retaliation and the ongoing legal proceedings in Portugal underscores a worrying trend: instead of addressing root causes, certain players in Google’s outsourcing network appear to respond with obstruction and retaliation when legitimate concerns are raised.

 

Cambridge Samuel continues to support individuals who expose misconduct in the tech outsourcing sector and calls on Google and its partners to implement genuine reforms in whistleblower protection and data governance.

 

Further background information is available at www.cambridgesamuel.com.

 

Contact:
public-relations@cambridgesamuel.com 
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Systemic Failures Across Global Outsourcing Chain

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Whistleblower Escalates Action Involving Google, Cognizant, Teleperformance and Concentrix

 

26 March 2026 

Category: Business, Economy, Finance, Banking & Insurance

Press release from: Cambridge Samuel

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Whistleblower Targets Global Data and DSAR Breaches in 30+ Jurisdictions

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A whistleblower who has previously submitted formal complaints to the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the European Data Protection Board has now initiated coordinated legal and regulatory action.

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The action concerns alleged systemic failures in:

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• data protection compliance

• whistleblower protections

• corporate accountability

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across Google, Cognizant, Teleperformance and Concentrix.

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Global Data Breaches and Scale of Impact

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The case relates to potential global data breaches affecting millions of users across more than 30 jurisdictions.

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Due to ongoing obstruction and lack of transparency:

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• the full scale cannot yet be definitively quantified

• the impact is nevertheless considered significant

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Systemic Issues Across an Interconnected Outsourcing Chain

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The concerns extend beyond individual entities and instead point to a structural failure within a global outsourcing ecosystem, involving:

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• Google

• Teleperformance

• Concentrix

• Cognizant

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According to the whistleblower, these failures represent systemic compliance risks, not isolated incidents.

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Notably, Teleperformance previously initiated summary proceedings in an attempt to silence the whistleblower. These proceedings were rejected by the court.

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Systemic Obstruction and Breakdown in Accountability

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Recent correspondence with the involved entities reveals what is described as a systemic obstruction pattern.

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Key issues identified:

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• Article 15 GDPR requests (submitted March 2025) remain incomplete nearly one year later

• Disclosures contain extensive redactions without individualized legal justification

• No document-by-document legal basis provided for redactions

• The Data Protection Officer claims the response is complete despite missing whistleblower-related data

• The Chief Compliance function:

  • refers back to the SAR process

  • while claiming whistleblowing falls outside its scope

• Responses were issued without identifying any responsible individual or accountable function

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Circular Denial of Access

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The whistleblower highlights a legally contradictory position:

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• Whistleblower-related data is excluded from SAR responses as “out of scope”

• Access to that same data is denied outside SAR by referring back to the SAR process

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This results in a circular denial mechanism, characterized as:

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• a constructive refusal of access under Article 12(4) GDPR

• evidence of a broader systemic obstruction pattern

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Whistleblower Channels and Legal Compliance

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Under Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and Portugal’s Law 93/2021, organizations must ensure effective whistleblower channels.

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The whistleblower asserts:

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• provided information lacks clarity and accessibility

• the ability to submit a fully informed report is materially undermined

• GDPR and whistleblower obligations are being artificially separated to avoid scrutiny

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Parallel Legal and Regulatory Action

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The matter is progressing across multiple fronts:

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• further complaints before the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados

• escalation to the European Data Protection Board and US regulators

• judicial proceedings for full GDPR enforcement

• continued engagement with the Public Prosecutor’s Office

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Market Context

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All four entities — Google, Cognizant, Teleperformance and Concentrix — are publicly listed.

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The issues raised may have implications for:

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• investor transparency

• corporate governance

• regulatory exposure across multiple jurisdictions

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Public Interest and Next Steps

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Given the scale and cross-border nature of the alleged breaches, the whistleblower intends to pursue:

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• coordinated EU-level enforcement across 30+ jurisdictions

• further public interest disclosures

• continued legal action to ensure accountability

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Further updates will follow as proceedings develop.

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Disclaimer

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Cambridge Samuel is an independent advocacy platform and not a law firm. Individuals are encouraged to seek qualified legal counsel.

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All disclosures are made in the public interest and for the protection of fundamental rights under EU and Portuguese law.

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This release was also published on openPR:

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https://www.openpr.com/news/4441248/systemic-failures-across-global-outsourcing-chain

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Cambridge Samuel

Advocacy & Public Accountability Platform

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PRESS RELEASE – 23 January 2026

Public Disclosure & Regulatory Information

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Global Data Breaches Exposed in Outsourcing Chain as Concentrix Fails to Provide Accountability

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Lisbon, Portugal — Cambridge Samuel, an independent whistleblower advocacy platform, today publicly discloses documented global personal data breaches across a multinational outsourcing chain, and highlights the continued failure of Concentrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CNXC) to provide accountability and transparency following regulatory notice — including non-compliance with a lawful Article 15 GDPR data subject access request submitted by a protected whistleblower.

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The access request was submitted on 7 May 2025 to Concentrix’s Data Protection Office and Global DPO and sought full disclosure of all personal data processed in relation to the whistleblower’s engagement, including processing records, access logs, international transfers, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and breach notifications. More than eight months have elapsed without any substantive response, far exceeding the one-month deadline under Article 12(3) GDPR (extendable to three months only with reasoned justification, none of which was provided).

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Prior regulatory awareness (May 2025)

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This disclosure explicitly links back to a whistleblower complaint submitted on 4 May 2025 to the CNPD, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), and the Portuguese labour authority (ACT). That complaint concerned systemic GDPR and global data-protection violations involving Google, Teleperformance (including Majorel), Cognizant and Concentrix, supported by extensive documentary evidence — including over 3,100 Buganizer emails and multiple internal YouTube and Waze documents — which was already in the possession of EU supervisory authorities as of May 2025.

The present disclosure does not introduce new allegations. It connects that earlier regulatory awareness to subsequent and continuing governance, accountability, and remediation failures.

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Key timeline

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• 7 May 2025 — GDPR Article 15 access request submitted

• 13 January 2026 — First follow-up reminder

• 15 January 2026 — Second reminder and identity verification provided

• 15 January 2026 — Escalation via IntegrityCounts whistleblower channel

• 23 January 2026 — Final deadline communicated

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Audit Committee and outside counsel escalation

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On 15 January 2026, the matter was formally escalated through Concentrix’s official whistleblower channel (IntegrityCounts) to the Audit Committee and outside counsel:

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• Teh-Chien Chou — Chair of the Audit Committee

• Allison M. Leopold Tilley — Outside Counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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No response has been received from Concentrix to date, either following escalation to the Audit Committee and outside counsel or in response to requests for comment made in advance of publication.

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Scope of the Article 15 request and underlying breaches

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The Article 15 request sought records of personal data processing and access logs, international data transfers, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), breach notifications under Article 33 GDPR, and records of cross-border processing and unauthorised disclosure.

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Internal documentation indicates that Concentrix agents handled third-party creator and user data in Buganizer tickets and email correspondence across at least ten jurisdictions, including the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Portugal, Greece and the United Kingdom.

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Thousands of emails containing personal data and account-level information relating to third-party creators and users were disclosed to a whistleblower who had no operational role, authorisation or lawful basis to receive such data.

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This repeated and large-scale disclosure constitutes an independent violation of the principles of lawfulness, confidentiality and integrity under Articles 5(1)(a), 5(1)(f), 6 and 32 GDPR, and objectively triggers obligations to assess and, where applicable, notify personal data breaches under Articles 33 and 34 GDPR.

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These disclosures and the absence of remedial action must be assessed in light of the fact that substantially similar evidence had already been placed before EU supervisory authorities months earlier.

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Following the whistleblower disclosure and related correspondence, a device retained by the whistleblower as potential evidence was remotely restricted by the company. The device has since been preserved offline.

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Retaliation, failed silencing attempts, and escalation history

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The respective whistleblowers will pursue legal action against the parties involved if no prompt rectification is made. Previous attempts to impose silence on the whistleblowers, including through an injunction initiated by Teleperformance, have failed, as evidenced by the dismissal of that action by the competent court.

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Cease-and-desist letters have been sent by external counsel on behalf of Cognizant (Eversheds Sutherland – Tiago Macaia Martins and Inês Albuquerque e Castro) and on behalf of Transcom and Roche (J. Vilaca de Fonseca – Rui Pereira Rocha), demanding removal of content and cessation of further disclosures. These letters have been published in full on cambridgesamuel.com and have not succeeded in suppressing the whistleblowers.

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In March 2025, multiple letters were sent to Bruno Andrade Santos (Associate Director HR), Praveenkumar Sundar (Director HR), and Sara Belo Tanoeiro, and directly to Google’s Data Protection Officer, highlighting the receipt of more than 3,141 emails containing sensitive YouTube and Waze user data received since December 2023.

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No response has been received from Google after more than ten months, constituting a separate and ongoing breach of Articles 12 and 15 GDPR by the controller.

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Related disclosures

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Additional press releases, factual disclosures, and published correspondence concerning the same subject matter and the parties referenced above are available on the Cambridge Samuel website, where ongoing updates are provided.

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Call to action

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Cambridge Samuel calls on Concentrix, Google, Cognizant, Teleperformance, Foundever, Vivino, Roche, Transcom, and other relevant parties to:

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• Provide full accountability for documented global data breaches

• Comply with outstanding Article 15 GDPR requests

• Enter good-faith negotiations toward an amicable resolution

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Absent a satisfactory response, further regulatory, legal and public-interest measures may be pursued, including additional complaints to competent supervisory authorities, support for affected individuals under Articles 79 and 82 GDPR, further factual disclosures, and civil litigation.

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Contact

class-action@cambridgesamuel.com
legal@cambridgesamuel.com
public-relations@cambridgesamuel.com

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Cambridge Samuel is an independent advocacy platform supporting whistleblowers and data subjects in matters of regulatory compliance, corporate accountability and public-interest disclosures.

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End of release

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