Austrian judge rules Max Schrems can take civil action against Facebook
Max Schrems, one of Europe’s most high-profile privacy lawyers, has overcome a major hurdle in his four-year-long legal battle against […]
Court cases
Belgium regulator fights Facebook over user tracking
A court in Belgium has instructed Facebook to put a halt to tracking users without obtaining the proper consents. The […]
Facebook to Fight Belgian Ban on Tracking
Facebook is attacking a Belgian court order forcing it to stop tracking local users’ surfing habits, including those of millions […]
Birmingham Court fines pair over data breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has warned that employees could face criminal charges if they access or share personal data […]
Uber faces fresh legal challenge over driver data
Uber drivers in the U.K. are filing a lawsuit against the company over allegations the firm has continuously broken European […]
German court ruled that protection of the whistle-blower confidentiality does not generally override the data subject access right
A mid-level German employment court recently had to consider the scope of subject access requests under the EU General Data […]
EU Advocate General Issues Opinion on Consent for Cookies and Intersection with the GDPR
On March 21, 2019, Advocate General Szpunar released his opinion in the Planet49 case, currently pending before the Court of […]
European Court of Human Rights to Reexamine Bulk Collection
On February 5, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced that the Grand Chamber will reexamine two cases concerning […]
Berlin court rules against Apple data protection guidelines
The Court of Appeal in Berlin has ruled that the data protection guidelines used by Apple in 2011 were partially […]
CJEU to clarify scope of copyright infringement data requests
The EU’s highest court has been asked to clarify what information copyright holders have a legal right to obtain from […]
GDPR fines ‘likely to end up before Europe’s highest court’
Fines levied on multinationals and other organisations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are likely to end up before […]
Tate Modern wins privacy case brought by neighbours
One of Tate Modern’s most popular areas, a top-floor terrace that offers spectacular 360-degree views of London, is to remain […]