On December 10, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it has levied fines on Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Amazon Europe Core for alleged violations of the French cookie rules. This post examines the French cookie rules, CNIL’s territorial jurisdiction, the investigations and the sanctions levied against each company.
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New Mexico AG Files Notice of Appeal in Suit Against Google Regarding Alleged Violations of COPPA
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On November 27, 2020, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in the lawsuit it brought against Google on February 20, 2020, regarding alleged violations of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act in connection with G-Suite for Education. …
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Belgian DPA Issues its Largest Fine to Date for Non-Compliance with the Right to Be Forgotten
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On July 14, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €600,000 fine on Google Belgium SA (“Google”) for non-compliance with the right to be forgotten.
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Year of the CCPA
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2019 was the “Year of the CCPA” as companies around the world worked tirelessly to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. …
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UK Court of Appeal Permits Activist to Proceed with Claim for Damages Against Google
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On October 2, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its judgment on the appeal in Richard Lloyd v. Google LLC, in which Richard Lloyd, a consumer protection advocate, seeks to bring a representative action on behalf of four million Apple iPhone users against Google LLC in the United States. Previously, the High Court had refused to grant permission for the proceedings to be served outside the UK. The Court of Appeal reversed the High Court’s judgment, granting permission for service outside the UK and allowing the representative action to proceed. The judgment is significant as it paves the way for representative actions (equivalent to class actions) for data protection infringements in the UK.
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CJEU Rules “Right to be Forgotten” on Google Limited to the EU in Landmark Case
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On September 24, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgments in cases C-507/17, Google v. CNIL and C-136/17, G.C. and Others v. CNIL regarding (1) the territorial scope of the right to be forgotten, and (2) the conditions in which individuals may exercise the right to be forgotten in relation to links to web pages containing sensitive data.…
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Irish Data Protection Commissioner Appointed to Second Term
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On May 27, 2019, the Irish government announced that Helen Dixon, who currently serves as Irish Data Protection Commissioner, was appointed to a second five-year term in her position. Her reappointment was approved by a May 27 Cabinet vote. …
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CNIL Fines Google €50 Million for Alleged GDPR Violations
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On January 21, 2019, the CNIL imposed a fine of €50 million on Google LLC under the GDPR, its first fine under the GDPR and the highest fine imposed by a supervisory authority within the EU under the GDPR to date.…
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Google Granted Permission to Appeal to the UK Supreme Court
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On July 28, 2015, the UK Supreme Court announced its decision to grant permission in part for Google to appeal the England and Wales Court of Appeal’s decision in Google Inc. v Vidal-Hall and Others. …
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UK Court Ruling Allows Claims Against Google for Misuse of Private Information
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The Court of Appeal in the UK held that there is a tort of “misuse of private information,” and that victims may recover damages without showing financial loss. …
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