Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
Germany · Jun 17, 2025
noyb sues German DPAs over inactivity on ‘Pay or OK’ GDPR complaints
noyb filed complaints in August 2021 against news sites using ‘Pay or OK’ consent mechanisms, alleging they violate the GDPR’s freely given consent requirement. After nearly four years of inaction, the North Rhine‑Westphalia and Hesse data…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Class action
Announced
Austria · Jun 3, 2025
noyb seeks participants for potential GDPR class action against Austrian credit agency CRIF
noyb alleges that CRIF processes personal data of millions of Austrians to calculate credit scores based on age, gender and address, potentially violating the GDPR. The organization plans a scientific review and, if evidence supports it…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Germany · May 23, 2025
German Higher Regional Court denies interim injunction against Meta AI training
The Higher Regional Court of Cologne refused the interim injunction sought by Verbraucherzentrale NRW, which alleged Meta's AI training violates the GDPR by using user data without consent. The court's decision is limited to the interim…
Hamburg Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Ireland · Jan 29, 2025
EU General Court rules Irish DPC acted unlawfully for refusing to investigate noyb complaint
The EU General Court held that the Irish Data Protection Commission unlawfully refused to investigate a complaint filed by noyb. The court dismissed the DPC's claims against the European Data Protection Board. The case can now be appealed…
Irish Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Jan 9, 2025
CJEU rules Austrian DPA cannot limit data subject complaints to two per month
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in case C-416/23 held that the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) may not cap the number of complaints a data subject can file. The judgment confirms that users have the right to have any GDPR…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Germany · Nov 19, 2024
German Federal Court rules loss of control over personal data is compensable under GDPR
The Bundesgerichtshof held that the mere loss of control over one's personal data can constitute damage under the GDPR. The court said this damage is compensable when it results from a GDPR violation, without needing additional negative…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Oct 4, 2024
CJEU rules Meta must minimise use of personal data for ads
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that Meta must limit the processing of personal data for online advertising to what is strictly necessary, applying the GDPR data‑minimisation principle regardless of consent. It also…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Appeal
Filed
Sweden · Aug 12, 2024
noyb appeals to Swedish court over IMY's refusal to investigate data subject complaints
noyb has filed an appeal with the Kammarrätten i Stockholm challenging the Swedish Data Protection Authority's practice of forwarding complaints without investigation. The appeal follows a Supreme Administrative Court ruling that…
Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
Germany · Aug 1, 2024
Complainant sues Hamburg DPA over ‘Pay or OK’ consent ruling
A GDPR complainant has filed a lawsuit with the Hamburg Administrative Court to overturn the Hamburg data protection authority's decision that the ‘Pay or OK’ consent model used by DER SPIEGEL is permissible. The complainant argues the…
Hamburg data protection authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Apr 9, 2024
CJEU ruling in July 2023 declares Meta's data handling illegal, prompting pay‑or‑consent model
A Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in July 2023 found Meta's handling of user data illegal. In response, Meta introduced a paid subscription in November 2023 that forces users to either pay or consent to tracking for targeted…
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · Dec 7, 2023
CJEU rules automated credit scoring violates GDPR and expands judicial review of DPAs
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued two judgments: one confirming national courts can fully review DPA decisions, and another finding that automatically calculated credit scores breach Article 22 GDPR. The rulings require…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
Austria · Dec 4, 2023
noyb sues CRIF and AZ Direct for illegal secret data processing in Austria
noyb filed a lawsuit in the Vienna Regional Court on behalf of seven individuals alleging that CRIF GmbH and address trader AZ Direct secretly trade personal data of millions of Austrians for credit scoring. The Austrian Data Protection…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
DE-HE · Oct 24, 2023
Acxiom sues German DPA to block noyb’s access to GDPR complaint files
Acxiom filed an interim injunction request with the Wiesbaden Administrative Court to prevent the Hessian data protection authority from granting noyb access to the case file concerning its alleged illegal sale of personal data to CRIF.…
Hessian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Oct 9, 2023
Austrian court orders streaming service DAZN to comply with GDPR access request after 5 years
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court ruled on 6 September 2023 that DAZN must provide the missing information requested under the GDPR right of access. DAZN complied with the court order on 13 September 2023, completing the request…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Germany · Jul 4, 2023
CJEU rules Meta must rely on consent for advertising, limiting GDPR bypass attempts
The Court of Justice of the EU held that Meta may only process personal data for core services and must obtain freely given consent for advertising and data sharing. The judgment rejects Meta's reliance on contractual necessity and…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
European Union · May 4, 2023
CJEU rules GDPR right of access must include documents and database extracts
The Court of Justice of the European Union held that a data subject’s right of access under Article 15 GDPR includes providing the data in context, such as relevant documents and database extracts. The ruling arose from a complaint against…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Mar 17, 2023
Austrian Federal Administrative Court allows mobile providers to refuse access requests for location data without proof of exclusive use
The Austrian Federal Administrative Court (BVwG) ruled that A1 Telekom Austria may deny a data subject's request for traffic and location data unless the subject can prove exclusive use of the phone. The court deemed location data…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Spain · Jan 25, 2023
Spanish Audiencia Nacional rules location data is personal data, overturning AEPD decision
The Audiencia Nacional annulled the Spanish DPA's earlier ruling that denied a customer access to his location data held by Virgin telco. The court held that location data qualifies as personal data under the GDPR, obliging the provider to…
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Court ruling
Decided
Sweden · Nov 9, 2022
Swedish court rules IMY must investigate GDPR complaints and grant complainants party status
The Stockholm administrative court held that a complainant under Article 77 GDPR can request a decision from the Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) after six months and that Swedish law does not deny party status. The court ordered…
Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Published
European Union · Oct 13, 2022
CJEU Advocate General opinion may limit GDPR non‑material damages compensation
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU issued an opinion that could restrict the right to claim non‑material damages under the GDPR. The opinion questions whether Article 82 allows damages without material loss and suggests…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
