_Class action
15/09/2021
The challenging job of Supervisory Authorities under the GDPR
How can the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) be effectively enforced so as to uphold fundamental rights and freedoms and at the same time, allow for the free flow of data within the Union? This is a question I have been pondering since well before Monday’s publication of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’s (ICCL) 2021 report on the […]
13/09/2016
Changing the privacy game: Class action lawsuits
The decision of the Austrian Supreme Court on 12 September 2016 to refer the class action suit brought against Facebook by Privacy advocate Max Schrems to the European Court of Justice will have widespread consequences for both companies and consumers in Europe. Class actions on privacy-related matters represent a game changer for both consumers and […]