Court dismisses claim data watchdog failed to investigate alleged breach by Google

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Complaint, concerning processing of personal data, was made by ICCL’s Dr Johnny Ryan

The Four Courts. The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim that the Data Protection Commission failed to fully investigate a complaint made to it several years ago about an alleged massive data breach by the internet giant Google.The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim that the Data Protection Commission failed to fully investigate a complaint made to it several years ago about an alleged massive data breach by the internet giant Google.

Last year Mr Justice Garrett Simons in the High Court dismissed the action on the grounds that the DPC was entitled to conduct its own inquiry into the alleged data breach, which the commission has opted to do, before resuming its investigation into Dr Ryan’s complaint.I had the luxury for a few years to not have to question holding my wife’s hand on the street

It was argued by Dr Ryan that the High Court failed to properly apply the GDPR and the relevant judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union on issues of data control, the appeal court said. In September 2018, Dr Ryan filed a complaint to the DPC about RTB systems he claims are used by Google and involve the unauthorised, as well as the potentially unlimited disclosure and processing of large volumes of personal data to other third parties.

 

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