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European Parliament calls on Commission to open infringement proceedings against Ireland
May 21, 2021 Yesterday the European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission to start infringement procedures against Ireland, over the lack of GDPR enforcement.
Decision by Irish High Court - DPC must now implement CJEU decision and stop EU-US transfers.
May 13, 2021 The Irish High Court has delivered its judgment on Facebook's Judicial Review against a second investigation into EU-US data transfers by the DPC.
Austrian DPA has option to fine Google up to €6 billion
May 06, 2021 Google continues to send data from EU websites to the US - despite two Court of Justice rulings.
Irish DPC "handles" 99,93% of GDPR complaints, without decision?
Apr 28, 2021 DPC acknowledges in Irish Parliament hearing it "handles" GDPR complaints by not deciding about them, in violation of EU law. DPC also attacks criticism by EU Parliament and other EU authorities.
DPC cancels Parliamentary Hearing on EU-US transfers
Mar 18, 2021 The Irish DPC has tried to intervene on the European Parliament's LIBE Committee Resolution. Which sparked a rather explicit reaction by the German DPA and ended with a cancellation by the DPC.
Facebook's GDPR bypass reaches Austrian Supreme Court
Mar 14, 2021 Austrian Supreme Court may refer case to Court of Justice, questioning the basis of Facebook's business model in Europe.
Clearview AI deemed illegal in the EU, but only partial deletion ordered
Jan 28, 2021 The Hamburg Data Protection Authority deemed biometric profiles of Europeans illegal and ordered US-company Clearview AI to delete the biometric profile of the complainant.
Gay Dating App "Grindr" to be fined almost € 10 Mio
Jan 26, 2021 The Norwegian Data Protection Authority confirmed that Grindr did not receive valid consent from users and announces a fine of 100 Mio NOK (€ 9.63 Mio) on Grindr.