ePrivacy rapporteur furious over Austria’s limited ambition
The European Parliament’s lead rapporteur on the ePrivacy Regulation has responded with fury to the news that the Austrian presidency […]
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Austria accused of undermining GDPR
Most EU states have yet to pass the national laws needed to equip authorities with the resources to enforce the […]
Andrea Jelinek elected new WP29 chair
The Article 29 Working Party has elected Andrea Jelinek, head of Austria’s data protection authority, as its new chairwoman. Jelinek […]
Court of Justice Dismisses Privacy Class Action Against Facebook but Allows Max Schrems to Sue in Austria
In yet another round of Schrems versus Facebook, on January 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union […]
AUSTRIA: Data protection for personal data of legal entities under the GDPR?
Introduction With 31 July, the Austrian law amending the Data Protection Act 2000 (Data Protection Amendment Act 2018 – DSG […]
New Austrian Data Protection Act implementing GDPR passed the Austrian Parliament
The first draft of the new Austrian Data Protection Act, which had been long awaited in view of the already […]