Tag archives: Data Protection Directive

CJEU Judgement: Dynamic IP Addresses Constitute Personal Data

By Christoph Ritzer (DE) on October 21, 2016 Posted in Dispute resolution and litigation, Regulatory response

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On October 19, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided that the dynamic IP address of a website visitor is “personal data” under Directive 95/46EC (Data Protection Directive) in the hands of a website operator that has the means to compel an internet service provider to identify an individual based on the IP … Continue reading

CJEU decision in Schrems: what businesses should do next

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Jay Modrall (BE) on October 8, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

This week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled that the EU-US Safe Harbor Decision is invalid in Case C-362/14 (the “Schrems” case). This followed a similar opinion from its Advocate General, which also sets out the facts of the case. The decision will impact businesses that rely on the EU-US Safe Harbor … Continue reading

Schrems: Commission holds press conference on ECJ ruling invalidating the Commission’s Safe Harbor Decision

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Jay Modrall (BE) on October 6, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

As discussed in our post earlier, in today’s ruling on Case C-362/14 (the so-called “Schrems” case), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the EU Commission’s “US Safe Harbor” decision with immediate effect. In the meantime, the EU Commission held a press conference discussing the impact of the judgement.… Continue reading

European Council approves EU General Data Protection Regulation draft; final approval may come by end of 2015

By Marcus Evans (UK) on June 15, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

Today the European Council approved its version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The next stage is for the European Commission, European Parliament and European Council (each has its own preferred version of the regulation) to jointly agree on the final text of the regulation. These discussions will commence officially on June 24, 2015, and … Continue reading