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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 Advocate General Opinion: Dynamic IP Addresses are Personal Data; Member States cannot limit processing permitted by the Data Protection Directive

By Christoph Ritzer (DE) and Sven Jacobs (DE) on May 16, 2016 Posted in Dispute resolution and litigation, Regulatory response

On May 12, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) Advocate General, Campos Sánchez-Bordona, published his opinion on a question referred to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling. The opinion argues that dynamic IP addresses should be considered to be personal data under European law. Moreover, the opinion asserts that Member States’ … Continue reading