Austria finds Microsoft illegally tracked students
Austrian regulator found Microsoft 365 Education illegally tracked students via cookies; Microsoft must grant data access and faces scrutiny over transparency and GDPR compliance.
GDPR
EU delays Chat Control plans after member states fail to agree
EU plans to force scanning of encrypted messages were postponed after Germany opposed Chat Control; critics say it would weaken encryption, harm security and push users to risky alternatives.
CJEU confirms GDPR compensation cannot be replaced by prohibitory injunctions
The CJEU rules prohibitory injunctions cannot reduce or replace GDPR compensation for past non‑material damage from unlawful data disclosures, reaffirming a distinct compensatory right.
EU considers changes to cookie consent rules
EU plans to simplify cookie consent rules to reduce repetitive banners, propose browser-level preferences and possible GDPR alignment, drawing industry support and privacy concerns.
Advocate General: Legal recognition of gender identity must not be conditioned on surgery
EU law may bar national rules requiring surgery to change gender markers in civil documents, protecting free movement, privacy and accurate identity data.
CJEU clarifies GDPR remedies and compensation for moral harm
The CJEU ruled GDPR does not create a mandatory right to a preventive injunction but allows compensation for moral harm even for non‑serious distress, and injunctions cannot replace damages.
Court of Justice clarifies identifiability under GDPR
Court of Justice rules SRB should have informed Banco Popular claimants before sharing their comments, clarifies assessment of pseudonymisation and controller-focused identifiability under EU data law.
Meta asks CJEU to reinstate challenge to EDPB Opinion on valid consent
Meta appeals the General Court’s dismissal of its challenge to EDPB Opinion 08/2024, arguing procedural and legal errors on reviewability, liability, judicial protection, and reasoning.
EU General Court Upholds EU‑US Data Privacy Framework
Eu court dismissed Latombe’s annulment of the EU‑US Data Privacy Framework, allowing data transfers to continue while advocates signal likely further legal challenges.
CNIL fines Google €325 million and SHEIN €150 million for cookie non-compliance
The CNIL fined Google (€325M) and SHEIN (€150M) for cookie and ad consent breaches, stressing free, informed consent and sanctioning covert tracking and cookie-wall practices.
Spains DPA fines hotels over scanning guest identity documents
AEPD fines Iberostar unit €70,000 for requiring full ID copies at booking; authority stresses GDPR data minimisation and that copies are unnecessary and risky for guest registration.
IMY reprimands Flightradar24 for unlawful handling of aircraft owners’ data
IMY reprimanded Flightradar24 for GDPR breaches after routinely demanding aircraft registration certificates, requiring improved erasure procedures and proportional identity verification.