Tagged: european law
Digital Rights Ireland: ECJ Judgment striking down Data Retention
The ECJ judgement on Digital Rights Ireland’s challenge to the EU’s data retention regime.
Facebook’s European Privacy Problem
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?, originally uploaded by nolifebeforecoffee. There is a suggestion in the Irish Times that Facebook Inc may be considering locating a European base of operations in Ireland. In that context it may be useful to consider the current situation regarding Facebook, its attendant applications and their use of Irish and European users’ Personal Data. The main question is whether all of Facebook’s behaviour is in compliance with Europe’s Data Protection Law, and the extent to which […]