ECHR rules uninterrupted CCTV surveillance of detainees is breach of privacy
The case originated in three applications against the Russian Federation lodged with the European Court of Human Rights (Court). The […]
Court cases
SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?
On July 9th, Europe’s highest court – the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – is set to […]
French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules
A leading French consumer group has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy […]
Privacy Shield and Standard Contractual Clauses will be assessed by European Courts
On the first and second of the July, the General Court of the European Union (which is part of the […]
Austrian Supreme Court Says GDPR Lawsuits Can Be Filed Throughout EU
The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that complaints concerning the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be brought anywhere […]
Civil liberties group challenges ‘Bulk hacking’ by UK spy agencies
“Bulk hacking” powers exploited by the intelligence services to access electronic devices represent an illegal intrusion into the private lives […]
Privacy Shield complaint to be heard by Europe’s top court in July
A legal challenge to the EU-US Privacy Shield, a mechanism used by thousands of companies to authorize data transfers from […]
Facebook ordered by U.S. judge to turn over data privacy records
A U.S. judge ordered Facebook Inc to give shareholders emails and other records concerning how the social media company handles […]
Supreme Court dismisses Facebook appeal over transfer of user personal data to the US
Ireland’s Supreme Court has dismissed Facebook’s appeal over a High Court decision to refer key issues concerning the validity of […]
Prince Harry beat paparazzi using GDPR
Prince Harry won a legal dispute with Splash News, a photo agency which used a helicopter to take pictures inside […]
New Spanish Data Protection Act partly nullified by the Constitutional Court
On 22 May 2019 it was disclosed that the Spanish Constitutional Court had decided to nullify indent 2 of the […]
Brussels Court of Appeal refers Facebook case to CJEU
Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced, on 8 May 2019, that the Brussels Court of Appeal issued its judgment in […]