Germany, Data Collection, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

CJEU considers approach to retention of personal data from public debt registers

A&O Shearman on 1/11/2024

In joined Cases C‑26/22 and C‑64/22, related to the German Credit Reference Agency Schufa (see A&O blog on the automated decision making case), the CJEU considered the retention of personal data regarding individuals who had...more

Hamburg DPA issues optimistic stance on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Hogan Lovells on 12/5/2022

The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more

CJEU: Website operators are "jointly responsible" for embedding social media or 3rd party code

Spirit Legal on 10/14/2020

Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more

Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/23/2020

There is a lot currently happening in the European Union. From the latest European Court opinions with respect to merger clearance, dominance violations, data protection and state aid to Brexit, we’re checking in with our...more

Like Incorporating Facebook into your Website? EU Decision Raises New Issues

Brooks Pierce on 8/25/2019

A ruling by the highest court in the European Union regarding the common practice of putting a Facebook “Like” button on a website could have repercussions for American companies doing business overseas. In late July, the...more

Use a Third-Party Platform? You Might Be a “Data Controller”

Perkins Coie on 6/12/2018

The European Union’s top court ruled last week that the operator of a Facebook fan page is a “joint controller,” along with Facebook, with respect to personal data collected on such pages. The decision has implications for...more