A list of European enforcement action, official legislative (Parliamentary) reports, and cases concerning Facebook with respect to data protection and privacy. This is a work in progress, last updated November 2018.
Data Protection Commissioner (Ireland) v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems [Case C-311/18]
- Jurisdiction: European Union, Ireland
- Status: Case still in progress
- Authority: Court of Justice of the European Union
- Keywords: EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC); EU/US Privacy Shield; Fundamental Rights
Information Commissioner’s Office (United Kingdom) v Facebook Ireland Limited [Monetary Penalty Notice]
- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
- Status: Facebook to appeal
- Date: £500,000 monetary penalty notice dated 24 October 2018
- Authority: Information Commissioner’s Office
- Keywords: Data Protection Act 1998; Unfair processing of personal data; Failure to take action to protect personal data
Disinformation and ‘fake news’ [Parliamentary Interim Report]
- Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
- Date: 24 July 2018
- Authority: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament
- Keywords: Fake news; Social Media; Russia; EU Referendum; Politics; Democracy; Communications; Disinformation; Propaganda
Brussels Court Declares Facebook Infringe Data Protection Laws, Imposes EUR 250,000 Daily Penalty to End Infringement [(24e k.) Nr. AR/2016/153/A]
- Jurisdiction: Belgium
- Date: 16 February 2018
- Authority: Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg Brussel (Brussels Court of First Instance)
- Keywords: Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC); 1992 Belgian Privacy Act; third-party tracking; cookies; informed consent
Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein v. Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein GmbH, in the presence of Facebook Ireland Ltd [Case C‑210/16]
- Jurisdiction: European Union, Germany
- Date: 24 October 2017
- Authority: Court of Justice of the European Union
- Keywords: EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC); EU/US Privacy Shield; Fundamental Rights; Order to deactivate a fan page on Facebook; Joint liability; Extent of supervisory authorities’ powers to intervene
Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users in Germany [Press Release]
- Jurisdiction: Germany
- Date: 25 April 2017
- Authority: Verwaltungsgericht Hamburg (Administrative Court Hamburg)
- Keywords: EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC); Terms and Conditions; Privacy Policies; Fundamental Rights; Administrative Order prohibiting the sharing of data; consent.
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