{"title":"C-252/21 Meta v Bundeskartellamt: The Lawfulness of Big Tech’s Processing of Personal Data and the Relationship Between Data Protection and Competition Law","authors":"A. Hriscu","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/3/15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/3/15","url":null,"abstract":"Case C-252/21 Meta Platforms v Bundeskartellamt, Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber) of 4 July 2023 (ECLI:EU:C:2023:537) Case C-252/21 Meta Platforms v Bundeskartellamt dealt with a number of important questions regarding the relationship between data protection and competition law, as well the lawfulness, from the standpoint of the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)1, of the processing of personal data from third party online sources. This case note summarises the judgement and reflects, in the commentary, on Big Tech’s reliance on consent as a lawful ground for processing, on the opportunities of using data protection as a benchmark in competition law and finally, on challenges of seeing data protection through the prism of competition law in the online context.","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135710791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data Protection and Door-to-Door Evangelising","authors":"B. van der Sloot","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/2/25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/2/25","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77164097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding Distributed Ledger Technology from a Legal Perspective","authors":"G. Bouchagiar","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/2/9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/2/9","url":null,"abstract":"Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) have been widely endorsed in various areas and by numerous entities. With the promises of decentralisation, taking out the middlepersons and cost-efficiency, DLT-implementations seem desirable in various fields, from finance and copyright to health. However, all pros come with cons. DLTs’ architecture may by nature run counter to some data protection principles; this could limit or even halt innovation. Moreover, there is a tendency for (re)centralisation contesting the very nature of DLTs and risking having centralised systems serving the economic interests of the few big players, instead of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the many. Last, contemporary forms of DLTs, allowing for smart contracting, appear to challenge traditional contract laws. This contribution aims to address the above challenges. It argues that data protection laws, dynamically interpreted, could raise security thresholds and promote the development of user-friendly and decentralised DLTs, thus avoiding (re)centralisation; and that, while smart contracting appears suitable in various situations, it can be avoided where traditional legal contracts can better satisfy the individual needs and desires of the parties. Finally, the concluding section recommends that regulators wait for scientific advances in the field and carefully balance the fundamental rights and freedoms at stake before introducing DLTs in the public sphere. Keywords: Distributed Ledger Technologies | Decentralisation | Pseudonymisation | Smart Contracts","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136079158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Developments and Overview of the Country Reports","authors":"M. D Cole, C. Etteldorf","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/3/10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/3/10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135709168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship Between the Remedies Provided for in Articles 77(1), 78(1) and 79(1) GDPR and the Extent of the Member States’ Discretion in Ensuring their Coordination at the National Level","authors":"G. Marola","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/2/22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/2/22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"565 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77611524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fair Data Protection Damages: Tension between Troublemakers, Legal Techs and Real Harm","authors":"B. Rolle","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/2/8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/2/8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"512 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80162308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Norway ∙ Norwegian DPA Blocks Personalised Advertising on Facebook and Instagram in Urgency Procedure: Another Step towards a Departure from Meta’s Business Model?","authors":"M. D Cole, K. Kollmann","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/3/14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/3/14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135709169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Developments and Overview of the Country and Practitioners Reports","authors":"M. D Cole, C. Etteldorf","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/2/10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/2/10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136079159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data Brokers and European Digital Legislation","authors":"H. Ruschmeier","doi":"10.21552/edpl/2023/1/7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2023/1/7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36819,"journal":{"name":"European Data Protection Law Review","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72750520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}