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CJEU C-446/21 Schrems (Communication of data to the general public)

members – 5 min read

UPDATED: No big surprises, nor new big takeaways, but this ruling sparks questions around 'strictly necessary' and 'purpose'. Ruling: Facebook can't indiscriminately use personal data on or off their platform for personalised ads, without restricting the duration and type of data.

Dec 8, 2024

CJEU C-21/23 Lindenapotheke 4 Oct 2024

members – 5 min read

UPDATED: Competitors can take legal action against your GDPR violations if considered an illegal unfair commercial practice. And 'special category personal data' threshold is now lower—ordering pharmacy-only medicinal products online is considered sharing health data, requiring explicit consent.

Nov 22, 2024

CJEU C-252/21 Meta Platforms and Others (General terms of use of a social network)

members – 6 min read

The 'Meta Bundeskartellamt' ruling: Legal bases are interpreted stricter and while you might rely on legitimate interest for direct marketing, network security or product improvement, processing personal data must be *strictly* necessary (but is it correctly applied? 🤔)

Nov 13, 2024

CJEU C-115/22 NADA and Others

members – 2 min read

Controversial AG Opinion concluding that sports are outside GDPR's scope, with odd logic on Art. 9, stays unclear as the CJEU finds the referring body lacks the needed independence to be a 'court or tribunal', making their preliminary ruling request inadmissible. 🙄

May 10, 2024

CJEU C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist

members – 4 min read

A key (Directive 95/46/EC) ruling broadly interpreting key definitions (personal and health data, processing) and narrowly applied exceptions, but found that simply putting a website online doesn't necessarily result in transfers.

Apr 9, 2024

Sweden MedHelp 1177 case

members – 8 min read

This case is not only a goldmine for DPOs in the Swedish healthcare sector (although particularly so), but DPOs in general, for assessing roles, legal bases and processor liability.

Feb 22, 2024