Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
DE-HE · Oct 24, 2023
Acxiom sues German DPA to block noyb’s access to GDPR complaint files
Acxiom filed an interim injunction request with the Wiesbaden Administrative Court to prevent the Hessian data protection authority from granting noyb access to the case file concerning its alleged illegal sale of personal data to CRIF.…
Hessian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Oct 9, 2023
Austrian court orders streaming service DAZN to comply with GDPR access request after 5 years
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court ruled on 6 September 2023 that DAZN must provide the missing information requested under the GDPR right of access. DAZN complied with the court order on 13 September 2023, completing the request…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · May 4, 2023
CJEU rules GDPR right of access must include documents and database extracts
The Court of Justice of the European Union held that a data subject’s right of access under Article 15 GDPR includes providing the data in context, such as relevant documents and database extracts. The ruling arose from a complaint against…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Mar 17, 2023
Austrian Federal Administrative Court allows mobile providers to refuse access requests for location data without proof of exclusive use
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) ruled that A1 Telekom Austria may deny a data subject's request for traffic and location data unless the subject can prove exclusive use of the phone. The court deemed location data…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Spain · Jan 25, 2023
Spanish Audiencia Nacional rules location data is personal data, overturning AEPD decision
The Audiencia Nacional annulled the Spanish DPA's earlier ruling that denied a customer access to his location data held by Virgin telco. The court held that location data qualifies as personal data under the GDPR, obliging the provider to…
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Sweden · Nov 9, 2022
Swedish court rules IMY must investigate GDPR complaints and grant complainants party status
The Stockholm administrative court held that a complainant under Article 77 GDPR can request a decision from the Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) after six months and that Swedish law does not deny party status. The court ordered…
Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Published
European Union · Oct 13, 2022
CJEU Advocate General opinion may limit GDPR non‑material damages compensation
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU issued an opinion that could restrict the right to claim non‑material damages under the GDPR. The opinion questions whether Article 82 allows damages without material loss and suggests…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Appeal
Filed
Sweden · Jun 22, 2022
noyb files appeal against Swedish DPA's refusal to treat data subjects as parties in GDPR complaints
The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) rejected a request by a data subject to participate in a GDPR access‑request procedure, stating the subject was not a party to the case. noyb filed an appeal to the administrative court in…
Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Appeal
Filed
Spain · Jun 21, 2022
noyb files appeal against Spanish DPA decision restricting access to location data
noyb filed an appeal to the Audiencia Nacional challenging the Spanish DPA's decision that denied a customer access to his location data held by Virgin Telco. The DPA had sided with the telecom operator, limiting the GDPR right of access.…
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Appeal
Filed
Austria · Nov 15, 2021
noyb appeals Austrian DPA decision on cell‑phone location and traffic data to Federal Administrative Court
noyb filed a notice of appeal with Austria's Federal Administrative Court against the DSB's decision that A1 may refuse to provide location and traffic data to a user. The DSB argued the data are not personal because a third party could…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Jul 20, 2021
Austrian Supreme Court refers Facebook case to CJEU over consent vs contract and awards €500 symbolic damages
The Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) referred four questions to the Court of Justice of the EU concerning Facebook's reliance on contract instead of consent under the GDPR. In a partial judgment, the court awarded Max Schrems €500 for lack of…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Jul 16, 2021
Anniversary of the CJEU 'Schrems II' decision on EU‑US data transfers
Max Schrems marks one year since the CJEU's Schrems II ruling that declared EU‑US data transfers unlawful. He notes a lack of clear guidance, pending model complaints filed by noyb, and ongoing uncertainty around Standard Contractual…
European Data Protection Board · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Jun 24, 2021
European Court of Justice invalidated Privacy Shield in July 2020
The European Court of Justice ruled that the EU‑US Privacy Shield framework is invalid, affecting cross‑border data transfers. The decision was highlighted in noyb’s 2020 Annual Report.
Privacy Shield
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Ireland · May 13, 2021
Irish High Court orders DPC to halt Facebook EU‑US data transfers
The Irish High Court ruled that the Irish Data Protection Commission must implement the CJEU judgment and stop Facebook's transfers of personal data from the EU to the United States. The court dismissed all reliefs sought by Facebook…
Irish Data Protection Commission · Schrems II judgment
Moderate
Court ruling
Pending
Austria · Mar 14, 2021
Austrian Supreme Court to consider referral of Facebook GDPR consent bypass case
The Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) has been asked to refer a case concerning Facebook's alleged bypass of GDPR consent rules to the CJEU. The dispute centers on Facebook's claim that a contractual duty to provide personalized advertising…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Luxembourg · Jan 25, 2021
Luxembourg administrative tribunal rules CNPD must handle GDPR complaints against US controllers
The Luxembourg administrative tribunal found that the CNPD wrongly dismissed complaints against US‑based data controllers Apollo and RocketReach and ordered the DPA to reopen the cases. The decision follows earlier appeals by privacy NGO…
Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Ireland · Oct 29, 2020
Irish High Court orders DPC to cover most of Max Schrems' legal costs in EU‑US data transfer case
The Irish High Court ruled that the Irish Data Protection Commission must pay the legal costs of Max Schrems in his EU‑US data‑transfer case, except for three days of hearing costs which Facebook must cover. The decision follows a series…
Irish Data Protection Commission
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Ireland · Oct 12, 2020
Irish High Court grants judicial review to stop Facebook EU-US data transfers
The Irish High Court granted leave for a judicial review filed by privacy group noyb against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) to compel a decision on Facebook's EU‑US data transfers. The action seeks to enforce the European Court…
Irish Data Protection Commission · Standard Contractual Clauses
Moderate
Court ruling
Announced
Ireland · Sep 14, 2020
Irish High Court grants Facebook leave to file Judicial Review, stays DPC EU‑US data‑flow investigation
The Irish High Court granted Facebook leave to bring a Judicial Review (Case No 2020/617 JR) and ordered a stay of the Data Protection Commission's ex officio investigation into Facebook's EU‑US data transfers. The DPC may resume the…
Data Protection Commission (DPC) · Standard Contractual Clauses
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Jul 16, 2020
CJEU invalidates EU‑US Privacy Shield and bars use of SCCs for Facebook
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the EU‑US Privacy Shield is invalid because US surveillance laws conflict with EU fundamental rights. It also held that Standard Contractual Clauses cannot be used by Facebook and…
European Commission · Standard Contractual Clauses
