anonymisation / big data / Personal data / Privacy / WiFI tracking

Anonymisation, pseudonymisation, WiFi tracking and the French: the JCDecaux case

The topic of ‘anonymisation’ has already been covered several times on the blog (see e.g. here, here, and here). We even have a new research paper (‘Anonymous Data v. Personal Data — A False Debate: An EU Perspective on Anonymization, Pseudonymization and Personal Data’) recently published in the Wisconsin International Law Journal on this issue  … Continue reading

Data protection / data protection agencies / Privacy / safe harbour

DPAs or national supervisory authorities and the CJEU in Schrems: what does it mean to “engage in legal proceedings”?

The CJEU has definitely been very bold in its recent decision in Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner. While the judgement of the CJEU is more convincing than the opinion of the Advocate General (see my posts here and here), it is obviously not perfect. [But I wonder, perhaps naively: shouldn’t the CJEU’s decision be seen … Continue reading