by Ulrich Kelber// The European Commission has, unexpectedly and deviating from long-communicated timelines, presented far-reaching proposals to amend the GDPR (and other regulations) as part of the “Digital Omnibus”. Many are now attempting to interpret the proposed rules, with assessments…

by Dr. Gerald Trieb and Viktoria Kovacs// The Austrian Data Protection Authority (“Datenschutzbehörde”, hereinafter “DSB”) recently issued a significant decision in a long-running case brought by an individual against Google LLC, represented by NOYB – the European Center for Digital Rights. The dispute concerned the right of access under…

by Sebastian Louven// An interim injunction by the District Court of Amsterdam against Meta prohibits Meta from using the applicant’s personal data for training its AI models.1 The decision is available in the Dutch judicial database.2 Context: Private Enforcement of…

Thorsten Kranz// The emergence of neurotechnologies represent a ground breaking intersection between science, engineering and medicine. Whilst their recent proliferation has been largely contained to the health and research sector, use may enter – and in some cases, already has…

by Norravich Limpanukorn*// A rapid development of information technology has raised concerns in society across the globe, especially regarding data, as things in the current era are data-driven. The European regional interaction to this issue resulted in a landmark regulation…

by Dr. Gerald Trieb and Viktoria Kovacs// The European Court of Justice (CJEU) recently ruled on a case relating to Austria: The CJEU had to decide on the question referred by the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court (“VwGH”) as to whether or not a Tyrolian State Law designating the…

by Dr. Gerald Trieb and Theodor Paul Mach-Walter// In the proceedings submitted from Austria, the CJEU had to decide how the right to obtain information by a data subject whose data has been processed using automated decision-making must be fulfilled…

by Jan Horstmann// On 8 October 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued guidelines on the processing of personal data on the basis of a legitimate interest in accordance with Art. GDPR Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for public consultation (the…

/by Christina Etteldorf/ It is not only due to its beautiful landscapes but also because of its attractive legal framework for businesses compared to other EU Member States that Ireland has become the location of choice for some of the…

by Tea Mustac// Since the 2nd of February was set as the deadline for the applicability of the first provisions of the AI Act, it might be useful to take a look at one of the Act’s most essential provisions.…