ICCL Enforce v Microsoft Real Time Bidding class action

Microsoft’s vast advertising business is target of ICCL Enforce application for class action launch under EU data law

Johnny Ryan2025, DIGITAL & DATA, NEWS

Class action will target “Real-Time Bidding” (RTB) data breach in Microsoft’s advertising system, and is anticipated to affect Microsoft’s operations across the EU

Submission on the Prohibitions under the EU AI Act

Kris Shrishak2024, DIGITAL & DATA, SUBMISSION

9 December 2024 ICCL Enforce responded to the consultation from the European Commission on the application of the definition of AI systems and the prohibitions under the EU AI Act. In our submission we emphasise the need to prohibit two harmful …

The hazard of industry influence on the independent scientific panel

Kris Shrishak2024, DIGITAL & DATA, NEWS

24 September 2024 ICCL Enforce has written to the European Commission to carefully scrutinise the candidates for the scientific panel to be established under the EU AI Act. AI companies have heavily invested in capturing academia to indirectly influence regulators. …

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ICCL v DPC at High Court in Ireland over DPC refusal to investigate Google’s RTB data breach

Johnny Ryan2023, DIGITAL & DATA, NEWS

Next week The Irish High Court will hear a case taken by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) against the Data Protection Commission (DPC). ICCL alleges that the DPC has failed to protect people against the biggest data breach ever recorded: Google’s “Real-Time Bidding” online advertising system.

Problems with the secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space

Kris Shrishak2023, DIGITAL & DATA, NEWS

The proposed European Health Data Space has two problems related to the secondary use of health data. It is not specific about the legal basis and it allows for a broad range of health data uses that carry risks to …

Once-in-a-generation moment to protect U.S. Privacy

Johnny Ryan2022, DIGITAL & DATA, Featured Reports, NEWS, PUBLICATION, Report, SUBMISSION

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering new privacy rules to protect Internet users against tracking. The ICCL/Open Markets/TACD submission reveals the impact of tracking-based online advertising to enable the FTC to act.