Are exam answers personal data?
In December 2017 the Second Chamber of the Court of Justice reached a decision in the well-known case of Peter […]
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Judge will take time to seek answers from EU court over Max Schrems Facebook privacy fight
The Irish High Court will take time to decide what questions to put before the European Court of Justice in […]
Exam scripts are partly personal data
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its judgment in Case C-434/16 Nowak on 20 December 2017, […]
Failed exam candidate gets right to written paper in ECJ ruling
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a written exam paper amounts to personal data and can be […]
Right to be forgotten and global delisting: some news from Spain
In a recent ruling, the Spanish Audiencia Nacional – the high court that referred the Google Spain case to the […]
Advocate General Rejects Facebook’s Claim of Sole Irish Jurisdiction in EU
On October 24, 2017, an opinion issued by the EU’s Advocate General Bot rejected Facebook’s assertion that its EU data […]
Facebook Risks EU-Wide Privacy Fights After Setback at Top Court
Facebook could be in the firing line of data privacy regulators across the European Union if the bloc’s top court […]
Why BCR are the future of global data flows
On October 3 rd , 2017, the Irish High Court issued a decision to refer questions on the adequacy of […]
US seeks input into Data Commissioner’s Facebook case
US government lawyers have said it is critically important its views are taken into account when the High Court finalises […]
Ireland proposes draft data retention bill in response to CJEU decisions
12 October 2017 The Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan, published, on 3 October 2017, the general scheme of […]
Why BCR are the future of global data flows
On October 3 rd , 2017, the Irish High Court issued a decision to refer questions on the adequacy of […]
Europe’s Courts Decide: Does U.S. Spying Violate Europe’s Privacy?
In a long-awaited decision on whether and how Europeans’ private data can be protected from the roving eyes of the […]