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August 3, 2022

Court overturns VoetbalTV’s 575,000 euro fine

The highest administrative court in the Netherlands overturned Dutch Data Protection Authority’s EUR 575,000 fine issued to VoetbalTV.

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May 30, 2022

General Court of the EU Finds that Individual was Unable to Prove that Information Published Online Constitutes “Personal Data”

General Court of the EU handed down a decision on how to prove that information that does not identify someone by name constitutes “personal data”.

April 18, 2022

Google must investigate links for false information, says top EU court adviser

If someone asks for links to be removed from Google because they are false, the company must look into the claim, said an adviser to the European Court of Justice.

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April 18, 2022

Russian oligarchs are using UK data privacy laws and GDPR to sue

Russian oligarchs and other powerful individuals are turning to an unusual method to protect their online images: data privacy laws.

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June 20, 2018

The GDPR is on its way towards implementation into French law following a constitutional challenge

The French legislature had been fairly slow in pushing forward with the implementation of the GDPR into French national law. The progress of the Bill had not been without issues.

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October 20, 2016

Dynamic IP address is personal data, rules CJEU

Yesterday (October 19, 2016) the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in case Patrick Breyer […]

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September 22, 2016

The geographical scope of application of the right to be forgotten

Michel Reymond has published a paper “Hammering Square Pegs into Round Holes: The Geographical Scope of Application of the EU […]

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September 21, 2016

Facebook’s privacy case referred to European Court of Justice

There is a new developments in a privacy case brought by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems against Facebook.

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September 20, 2016

Teen sues parents for publishing her childhood photos on Facebook

A teenage girl in Austria is suing her parents requiring them to remove her childhood photos from Facebook.

September 14, 2016

Microsoft on their win aigainst US

Microsoft won a closely-watched case against US Department of Justice on disclosure of European customer data.

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May 17, 2016

Are Exam Scripts Personal Data?

The Irish Supreme Court recently asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to decide whether an exam script is personal data.

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May 16, 2016

Dynamic IP addresses as personal data

Question about IP addresses as personal data is bit tricky.

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