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May 3, 2023

AG provides opinion on presumed fault of the controller in case of data breach

Advocate General of CJEU examined the interpretation of the civil non-material right to damages and duty of care concerning technical and organisational measures under.

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May 3, 2023

ECJ holds that the live streaming of video classes falls within the scope of the GDPR

Whilst Member States have discretion over whether they adopt specified rules, such rules must prioritize protecting employees’ fundamental rights to privacy.

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May 2, 2023

EU General Court Clarifies When Pseudonymized Data is Considered Personal Data

EU Court emphasized that the transmission of pseudonymized data to a data recipient will not be considered personal data if the recipient cannot re-identify the data subjects.

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April 25, 2023

CJEU Advocate General delivers Opinion on the right of access for purposes unrelated to data protection

The AG suggested that GDPR requires companies to provide personal data copies to individuals, regardless of why it was requested.

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April 12, 2023

CJEU rules on applicability of the GDPR in civil proceedings

ECJ released a ruling that clarifies the relationship between the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national civil procedural regulations.

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February 14, 2023

CJEU issues ruling on DPOs and conflict of interest

Data protection officers can maintain other tasks and duties within their role, if they do not result in a conflict of interest, the CJEU affirmed.

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February 10, 2023

CJEU: Right of Access Allows Data Subjects to Request the Identity of Each Data Recipient

CJEU ruled that under GDPR an individual has the right to request the identity of each entity to whom the data controller has disclosed their personal data.

December 23, 2022

Search engines must remove manifestly inaccurate information, court rules

Top EU court decided that search engine must de-list information that is proved as manifestly inaccurate.

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December 20, 2022

EDPB adopts statement on CJEU PNR judgment

EDPB adopted a statement on the recent judgment C-817/19 of the CJEU on the use of passenger name record data.

December 12, 2022

CJEU Invalidates Public Anti-Money Laundering Registers on Privacy Grounds

The Court found that while deterring money laundering was a valid objective, making data available to everyone was neither a necessary nor proportionate.

October 14, 2022

Privacy activists warn against removing compensation for data protection breaches

The Advocate General of the CJEU issued an opinion, which privacy advocates fear could further limit possibilities to get compensation for GDPR breaches.