Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its decision in Google v. CNIL, dealing with the remit of the ‘right to be forgotten’ (RTBF). In short, the ECJ held that the operator of a search engine is not required to carry out de-referencing on all domain extensions of its search engine when dealing … Continue Reading
On 27 September 2017, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) handed down its preliminary ruling to the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (“Supreme Court”) regarding the interpretation of “a task carried out in the public interest” as a legitimate basis for processing personal data under Article 7(e) of the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) (“Directive”) … Continue Reading
The European Courts of Justice (ECJ) ruled in the case of Institut professionel des agents immobiliers (IPI) v. Englebert, E.C.J No. C 473/12, 11/07/13) that EU member states have the option, but not an obligation, to transpose the list of exceptions provided under Article 13 of the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, which allows for … Continue Reading
In the midst of discussions on Google’s revised privacy policy and its compliance with EU legislation, Spain’s highest court, the Audiencia Nacional de España, has referred a case up to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide on whether Spanish citizens can lawfully demand that Google delete information about them from its search engine, … Continue Reading
“You wait for ages for one and then two turn up at the same time!” The European Court of Justice issued two significant rulings this past November. The first addressed the manner in which Spain enacted the Data Protection Directive. In Asociación Nacional de Establecimientos Financieros de Crédito (ASNEF) v Administración del Estado (C-468/10) and … Continue Reading
