Low
Interpretation
Announced
Ireland · Apr 27, 2021
Irish DPC admits it does not decide GDPR complaints, handling 99.93% without decision
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner publicly stated that it does not issue decisions on GDPR complaints, with 99.93% of cases remaining without a decision. The DPC argued there is no obligation under the 2018 Act to produce a decision…
Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Mar 18, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against CRIF and AZ Direct over illegal data exchange
noyb lodged a GDPR complaint on 18 March 2021 against credit scoring firm CRIF GmbH and address publisher AZ Direct for exchanging personal data without a legal basis. The complaint alleges violations of the GDPR purpose‑limitation…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Feb 8, 2021
noyb files GDPR complaint against Austrian credit data broker KSV 1870
On 08.02.2021, the privacy NGO noyb lodged a GDPR complaint with the Austrian data protection authority alleging that KSV 1870 stores identification data from access requests in its commercial database, violating purpose‑limitation. The…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Luxembourg · Jan 25, 2021
Luxembourg administrative tribunal rules CNPD must handle GDPR complaints against US controllers
The Luxembourg administrative tribunal found that the CNPD wrongly dismissed complaints against US‑based data controllers Apollo and RocketReach and ordered the DPA to reopen the cases. The decision follows earlier appeals by privacy NGO…
Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Dec 29, 2020
Vienna Superior Court orders Facebook to pay €500 and grant full data access
The Viennese Superior Court ruled that Facebook must pay Mr. Schrems €500 in emotional damages and provide him full access to all personal data the company holds about him. The court held that Facebook does not need user consent under GDPR…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Interpretation
Published
European Union · Oct 29, 2020
noyb reaches 3,000 subscribers for GDPRtoday newsletter
The organization noyb announced that its GDPRtoday newsletter has surpassed 3,000 subscribers within ten months. The newsletter provides English summaries of GDPR decisions from across Europe and has translated and summarized over 500…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Oct 13, 2020
noyb files GDPR complaint against Austrian address broker AZ Direct for lack of source and recipient transparency
noyb lodged a GDPR complaint with the Austrian data protection authority against AZ Direct Österreich GmbH for refusing to disclose the origin and recipients of address data. The company claimed it was too burdensome to keep precise…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Announced
European Union · Sep 25, 2020
noyb reports companies' limited responses to GDPR data‑transfer inquiries after Schrems II
The non‑profit noyb contacted 33 firms in mid‑2020 asking for details on their international data transfers under Articles 12‑15 of the GDPR, following the CJEU Schrems II ruling. Many companies either did not reply or gave only generic…
European Commission · Standard Contractual Clauses
Low
Enforcement
Decided
Austria · Sep 16, 2020
Austrian DSB decides on Flimmit streaming complaint after 1.5 years
In September 2020 the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) issued a decision on the complaint against Vienna streaming service Flimmit filed by noyb. The DSB rejected the complaint because Flimmit provided the missing information about…
Datenschutzbehörde (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Aug 4, 2020
noyb files GDPR complaint against CRIF over arbitrary credit score
noyb.eu lodged a GDPR complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority against credit rating agency CRIF for assigning a credit score of 446 despite claiming no personal data was stored. The score caused an electricity supplier to…
Austrian Data Protection Authority · General Data Protection Regulation
High
Guidance
Published
European Union · Jul 24, 2020 · effective Jul 16, 2020
noyb provides step-by-step guide for EU users to stop US data transfers after Schrems II
The document outlines how data subjects can exercise GDPR rights to learn about and halt transfers of their personal data to the United States following the CJEU Schrems II judgment. It provides sample request letters for information…
European Commission · Standard Contractual Clauses
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Ireland · Jul 6, 2020
Irish High Court grants leave for judicial review of DPC's slow GDPR complaint procedure
The Irish High Court granted leave to noyb.eu to challenge the Data Protection Commission's handling of GDPR complaints against WhatsApp and Instagram. The DPC has taken two years to produce a first draft inquiry report, the first step of…
Irish Data Protection Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Decided
Austria · Jun 30, 2020
Vienna Regional Court issues limited judgment in Schrems v. Facebook case
The Vienna Regional Court delivered a written judgment that largely summarised the facts and granted the plaintiff full access to his data and €500 symbolic damages. The judge limited legal analysis of GDPR compliance to 19 sentences and…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Filed
Austria · Jun 15, 2020 · effective May 25, 2018
noyb files GDPR complaint against A1 Telekom Austria over denial of location and traffic data access
noyb.eu lodged a GDPR complaint against A1 Telekom Austria for refusing to provide customers with their traffic and location data. The complaint argues that A1's reliance on an old Austrian DSB decision and the Telecommunications Act…
Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB) · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Guidance
Published
European Union · Apr 2, 2020
Noyb reports video conferencing tools' privacy policies fall short of GDPR obligations
The report examined the privacy policies of six video‑conferencing services (Zoom, Webex Meetings, Meeting, Skype, Teams, Wire) and found they lack clear GDPR information, such as basic rights and recipient details. An update on…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Enforcement
Announced
Austria · Mar 31, 2020
Streaming services fail GDPR transparency requirements, report finds
A joint investigation by the Austrian Chamber of Labour and noyb evaluated eight streaming platforms against GDPR transparency obligations. The study found that most services provide insufficient information on data handling, retention…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Court ruling
Pending
Austria · Feb 26, 2020
Vienna Regional Court closes oral hearing in GDPR case against Facebook, judgment pending
The Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters (LGfZRS) ended a nine‑hour oral hearing in a data‑protection lawsuit against Facebook. The court will issue a written judgment in the coming months and the case is expected to be appealed to…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Lawsuit filed
Filed
Ireland · Dec 18, 2019
Irish DPC files lawsuit against Facebook and Max Schrems over validity of SCCs
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Max Schrems in the Irish High Court to refer the dispute on Standard Contractual Clauses to the CJEU. The case concerns whether SCCs can be used when US…
Irish Data Protection Commissioner · Standard Contractual Clauses
Low
Lawsuit filed
Pending
Austria · Nov 12, 2019
Austrian court hears case accusing Facebook of processing data without consent under GDPR
In proceedings before the Vienna Regional Court, Facebook admitted to collecting and processing user data without consent since the GDPR took effect on May 25, 2018. The plaintiff argues that Facebook cannot rely on an alleged advertising…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Guidance
Announced
European Union · Jun 5, 2019
noyb and Access Now host workshop on GDPR enforcement actions in Vienna
The workshop “One year after GDPR: Advancing rights through effective enforcement actions” was held May 8‑10, 2019 in Vienna. It gathered NGOs, public authorities and researchers to discuss practical aspects of GDPR enforcement, noting…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
