ICCL has prepared amendments to the European Commission’s proposal for procedural harmonisation on cross-border GDPR enforcement.
Brussels Markets Court rejects IAB Europe’s request to immediately suspend enforcement
Brussels Markets Court rejects IAB Europe’s request to immediately suspend enforcement against its GDPR infringements. The Court will rule on the merits after the CJEU rules.
Media Commission urged to switch off Big Tech’s toxic algorithms
ICCL submits evidence and recommendations to the new Media Commission. Users must be able to use a platform without being exposed to toxic algorithms.
ICCL v DPC at High Court in Ireland over DPC refusal to investigate Google’s RTB data breach
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
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
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.
Little evidence from European Commission that it properly monitored Ireland’s application of the GDPR
The European Commission has presented little evidence to the EU Ombudsman that it is keeping an eye on how Ireland polices Big Tech.
Landmark GDPR decision against “consent” spam to be heard at Europe’s highest court
The Brussels Court of Appeal dismisses various IAB Europe procedural grounds of appeal and agrees to refer our preliminary questions to the European Court of Justice.
Class action against Oracle’s worldwide surveillance machine
Oracle claims to have amassed dossiers on 5 billion people, and generates $42.4 billion in annual revenue. ICCL’s Dr Johnny Ryan is a lead plaintiff in a new U.S. class action to stop its global surveillance machine.
Ireland’s lax data protection enforcement may deprive digital sector of US data
Senior U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to protect American citizens’ data from being processed in countries with lax data protection enforcement. This threatens Ireland’s digital sector.