Max Schrems

Max Schrems accuses DPC of lobbying other European regulators

DPC says there is ‘absolutely nothing unusual’ about consulting with EU regulators

Schrems accuses DPC of trying to stop publication of Facebook complaint documents

Filing alleges social media platform was bypassing new EU data protection rules

DPC asks NOYB to remove draft decision on Facebook from website

NOYB founder Max Schrems criticises commission for attempting to ‘silence debate’

DPC seeking penalty of up to €36m against Facebook

Helen Dixon’s office investigating allegations Facebook ‘bypassed the GDPR’

Digital rights group targets Irish companies over cookie consents

Max Schrems-backed group has sent 560 GDPR-related complaints over cookie banners

GDPR is being used as a bureaucratic dodge to avoid public scrutiny

Karlin Lillington: The data protection legislation remains groundbreaking despite issues

DPC gives Facebook six weeks to respond to data transfer investigation

Inquiry could trigger ban on transatlantic data flows

Court clears data privacy inquiry on Facebook’s cross-border transfers

Facebook agrees to pay costs for Data Protection Commission and activist Max Schrems

Facebook loses challenge over DPC’s draft decision on data transfers

Judge rejects claims by Facebook that commissioner was in breach of duty of candour

DPC rejects criticism of its regulation of big tech companies

Commission has a poor understanding of the GDPR, critics tell an Oireachtas committee

Ireland’s data regulator failing to rein in tech giants, committee to hear

Call for reform of Data Protection Commission which is ‘bottleneck’ of GDPR inquiries

US Senate to debate limiting foreign states’ access to citizens’ data

Proposed Act would introduce a licensing requirement for trading in such data

Irish approach to data protection ‘Kafkaesque’, says Schrems

Austrian privacy campaigner says approach is ‘waste of taxpayers’ money’

Max Schrems accuses Google’s Android of illegally tracking users

Noyb says tech giant is violating EU rules by failing to get user consent for ad tool

Apple faces new complaint in France over advertising tool

Lobby group says ad system doesn’t seek consent for targeted ads

DPC welcomes Schrems decision to drop legal case

Activist settled his action after DPC agreed to proceed with his Facebook complaint

Facebook v the DPC, armoured cars, and challenges for the proposed housing commission

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High Court to decide on Facebook’s data commissioner challenge as soon as possible

Separate action by data rights activist Max Schrems resolved

State agrees to proceed with complaint over Facebook data flows

High Court to rule on mechanism Facebook uses for EU-US data transfers

Graham Dwyer, ‘Mr Moonlight’ and Leaving Cert grades: Big Irish court cases in 2021

In court: the Kevin Lunney assault, Michael Lynn’s trial and Cervical Check claims

Twitter’s modest fine for data breach highlights watchdog’s weaknesses

Net Results: EU regulators considering other mechanisms to route around Irish DPC

Draft Facebook decision did not ‘land like a spacecraft’, court told

Data commissioner opposes Facebook’s action seeking to quash transfers inquiry

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