identity

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September 11, 2025

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.

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September 10, 2025

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.

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September 2, 2025

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.

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August 13, 2025

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.

July 4, 2025

CNIL Analysis Shows GDPR’s Economic Impact on Cybersecurity and Identity Theft Prevention

GDPR has significantly reduced cyber damages in the EU by encouraging better cybersecurity investments and lowering identity theft losses by up to €1.4 billion.

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January 31, 2025

Poland Leads with GDPR-Compliant Digital Identity App

Poland’s mObywatel app enhances public service access, prioritizes privacy, and prepares for EU-wide digital ID systems by 2027.

January 24, 2025

Concerns Over Biometric Surveillance as Technology Advances

Rapidly advancing biometric technologies, including smell and gait identification, raise urgent privacy concerns and highlight the need for regulatory frameworks in the UK.

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January 23, 2025

Concerns Arise Over Russian Code in Hungary’s New Digital Identification System

Hungary’s new Client Gate+ system raises security concerns due to the recommendation of a Russian-developed code generator, prompting scrutiny and calls for investigation.

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December 20, 2024

German DPA investigates Worldcoin’s use of biometric data

Worldcoin, now called World, faces regulatory scrutiny in Germany for GDPR compliance regarding its iris-scanning technology and data protection practices.

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June 5, 2024

Worldcoin Halts Operations in Spain Amid Data Protection Probe

Worldcoin halts activities in Spain amid ongoing EU data protection investigations, enhancing security measures and continuing user base growth.

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April 21, 2024

CJEU upholds ruling on fingerprints for ID cards

The European Court of Justice upheld a regulation requiring two fingerprints on identity cards in Germany to combat identity theft, despite some civil rights activists expressing disappointment.