DSAR - DPO Hub

Luxembourg Court upholds major €746m fine to Amazon

members – 2 min read

Just added the ruling. Fine and daily penalty upheld for Articles 6, 12-17, and 21 violations related to interest-based ads, but since an appeal is inevitable, this isn’t final yet. In the meantime, Amazon doesn’t have to pay or take any action.

Mar 20, 2025

CJEU C-203/22 Dun & Bradstreet Austria 27 Feb 2025

members – 4 min read

You must clearly explain actual procedures and principles applied in ADM and if you claim information contains protected data or trade secrets, you must provide it to the DPA or court, which'll balance rights and interests and determine the extent of a DSAR.

Mar 10, 2025

Rights: Access (DSAR, Right of access)

members – 3 min read

[Latest: C-203/22 Dun & Bradstreet, updated elements table.] Got a DSAR? Start here for all things right of access: Article 15 elements table, DSAR flowchart and key CJEU rulings.

Feb 28, 2025

Dealing with access requests in practice

members – 3 min read

Recommendations on how to deal with the Right of access - DSARs - in practice (with grumpy DSARs checklist).

Feb 18, 2025

EDPB press release: Right of access CEF 2024 report

members – 1 min read

30 DPAs participated in EDPB's 2024 CEF action on the Right of access, involving 1185 controllers. 7 identified challenges like lack of documented procedures and requesting excessive ID docs. And more awareness is needed.

Jan 20, 2025

noyb win: 🇳🇱 Dutch DPA fines Netflix €4.75m for lack of information

members – 1 min read

noyb gets their first big win in their streaming services complaint project, filed in January 2019 against Amazon Prime, Apple Music, DAZN, Flimmit, Netflix, SoundCloud, Spotify and YouTube. Unsurprisingly, Netflix has already objected.

Dec 19, 2024

Italy: bank fined €1m and rental company €250k for unclear DPAg and no legal basis

members – 4 min read

The 🇮🇹 Garante fined a bank €1 million for anti-fraud checks as a processor on behalf of a group company without a legal basis, breaching both Articles 28(3) and 5(1)(a). The rental company was separately fined €250,000, also for an insufficient privacy notice. Here are your key takeaways! 💡

Aug 21, 2024

CJEU C-154/21 RW v Österreichische Post (Information on recipients of personal data) 12 Jan 2023

members – 3 min read

You have the right to know the actual identities of the recipients your personal data has been shared with.

Aug 16, 2024

EDPB Guidelines 1/2022 Right of access

members – 3 min read

A snapshot of the EDPB Guidelines dealing with DSARs: Brief overview, key points, and some advice for data protection pros.

Jul 19, 2024

Rights: Access (DSAR) - examples

members – 40 min read

Right of access examples from the EDPB and ICO.

Jul 17, 2024

CJEU C-461/22 MK (Professional guardian) 11 Jul 2024

members – 1 min read

A former legal guardian who acted in a professional capacity is a controller and must comply with the GDPR, including the right of access.

Jul 14, 2024

CJEU C-487/21 Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF (right to copy) 4 May 2023

members – 5 min read

You have the right to a faithful, intelligible copy of all your personal data, including full documents or extracts from documents or databases, if crucial for your rights and while respecting others' rights and freedoms.

Jun 14, 2024