International Report - Issue 193
04 February 2025
International Report February 2025
Overview
Contents
PUBLISHER'S COVER NOTE
LEAD STORIES
- Non-material damages for data violations in Germany
Lea Stegemann of Noerr PartGmbB and Jakob Horn of Taylor Wessing LLP provide an overview of German case law on non-material damage claims. - France : CNIL sanctions Orange with a hefty fine for ads appearing as emails
Zero-tolerance approach towards Orange’s direct marketing practices. By Nana Botchorichvili of IDEA Avocats, France.
NEWS
- Mexico risks losing its independent Data Protection Authority
- Appointment of the next EDPS is delayed
ANALYSIS
- Asia’s revised data laws shape the region’s business environment
- Australia stops use of facial recognition in a retail setting
- Poland: Landmark ruling on legitimate interests
LEGISLATION
MANAGEMENT
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited fined €251 million
- IAB submits views on consent or pay to the EDPB
- EDPB expects more detail in EU adequacy assessments
- South Korea passes AI law
- CJEU awards an individual compensation in a data transfer case
- Italy’s Garante fines OpenAI €15m over ChatGPT data protection mistakes
- Customer’s gender identity is not necessary data for the purchase of a transport ticket
- Survey on GDPR fines puts Ireland at the top
- OECD assesses risks and benefits of AI
- Australia: Meta settles $AU50 million for Cambridge Analytica case
- EDPB calls for alignment between GDPR and other EU digital laws
- US trade organisations advocate federal privacy law