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GDPR in Practice: Experiences of Data Protection Authorities 
15 August 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
On 24 June 2024, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published a report looking at the experiences - in practice - of data protection authorities (DPAs) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR). It comes in response to a request from the European Commission … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Data Protection
Spotlight New Report on Encryption by EU Innovation Hub 
9 August 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
At the beginning of June 2024, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security published its first Report on Encryption. The report analyses the topic of encryption from legislative, technical, and developmental points of view. Read more
EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Space Regulation Europol Cybercrime Law Enforcement Cooperation Data Protection
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Data Retention of IP Addresses in Piracy Cases 
28 June 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
In its landmark judgment of 30 April 2024, the ECJ specified the requirements for the access to retained identification data on the basis of IP addresses. With this judgment, the ECJ partly deviates from its strict approach on data retention and admits law enforcement access to identity data in order to combat criminal offences of piracy in the internet. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Data Protection
Spotlight ECJ: Requirements for Access to Telephone Connection Data for the Purpose of Identifying Offenders 
28 June 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
In its judgment of 30 April 2024, the ECJ clarified under which conditions law enforcement authorities can have access to a set of traffic and location data in the context of criminal investigations. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Data Protection
EDPB Opinion on Facial Recognition Technology at Airports 
11 June 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
On 24 May 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued an opinion on the use of facial recognition technology by airport operators and airline companies for biometrically enabled authentication or identification of passengers. The opinion assessed the compatibility of such processing with … Read more
EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Protection
EDPS Raises Concerns Over Planned Police Cooperation in Migrant Smuggling 
1 May 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2024
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an Opinion on the proposed Regulation to enhance police cooperation to prevent, detect, and investigate the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of human beings, and to reinforce the role of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation … Read more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Trafficking in Human Beings Police Cooperation Data Protection
EDPS Annual Report 2023 
30 April 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
On 9 April 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisor presented its Annual Report 2023. The Report looks back to the EDPS' activities in 2023 with regard to "supervision and enforcement", "policy and consultation", and "technology and privacy".When presenting the report on 9 April … Read more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Data Protection
ECJ Ruling on Fingerprints in Identity Cards 
24 April 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 21 March 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-61/22 (RL) involving the city of Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, regarding the mandatory inclusion of two fingerprints in identity cards. In the case at issue, a German … Read more
EU Data Protection
Commission Reviewed Adequacy Decisions under Data Protection Directive 
4 April 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 15 January 2024, the Commission published its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. The Commission's report marks the first assessment of the functioning of adequacy decisions for eleven countries and territories (Andorra, Argentina, Canada for commercial operators, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, … Read more
EU Data Protection
Start of the DSA: New Rules for Safer, Fairer Online Platforms Across the EU 
29 February 2024 (updated 5 months, 1 week ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU's comprehensive regulatory framework for the digital space, became applicable to all online intermediaries operating within the EU. This landmark legislation is designed to foster a safer, fairer, and more transparent online environment (→ eucrim … Read more
EU Legislation Digital Space Regulation Data Protection
ECJ Clarifies GDPR Administrative Fines 
14 February 2024 (updated 2 years, 5 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
In its judgments of 5 December 2023 in Case C-683/21 (Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras) and Case C-807/21 (Deutsche Wohnen), the ECJ clarified several aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding administrative fines for data protection infringements. It follows that … Read more
EU Data Protection
ECJ Ruling on Right to Erasure of Biometric and Genetic Data 
2 February 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 30 January 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-118/22 (NG) involving the Director of the National Police Directorate-General at the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior (Direktor na Glavna direktsia "Natsionalna politsia" pri MVR – Sofia). The Court ruled … Read more
EU Data Protection
Balancing Privacy and Scrutiny: GDPR in the Spotlight as Parliamentary Inquiries Unfold 
1 February 2024 (updated 2 years, 5 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
In its judgment of 16 January 2024, the ECJ clarified to which extent a parliamentary inquiry committee that scrutinizes national security activities is subject to the obligation under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to which extent compliance with the GDPR must be monitored … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Data Protection
First Formal Proceedings Launched by Commission under DSA: X Under Investigation 
18 January 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2023
The Commission has opened its first formal proceedings under the DSA to assess whether X may have breached the act in areas related to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency, and data access for researchers. Read more
EU Commission Data Protection
ECJ: Fear of Misuse of Personal Data after Cyberattack Constitutes Non-Material Damage 
15 January 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 14 December 2023, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-340/21 (Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite) in which it clarifies the conditions for compensation for non-material damage resulting from a cyberattack pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Cybercrime Data Protection
Europol Report "The Second Quantum Revolution" 
5 December 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A Europol report released on 23 October 2023 provides insights on how quantum computing and quantum technologies can help law enforcement and how malicious actors can use these technical advancements. The report makes five key recommendations to law enforcement authorities. Read more
EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Europol Data Protection