FDPIC – Federal Court decision on Google Street View: findings for the processing of personal data

In its ruling of 31 May 2012 in the Google Street View case (BGE 138 II 346), the Federal Supreme Court supported the positions of the FDPIC from its previous recommendation practically in full. The central points of the decision are explained below.

Source: FDPIC – Federal Court decision on Google Street View: findings for the processing of personal data

David Vasella

February 15, 2016

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BGer, FDPIC

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Privacy

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Google, Street View

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FDPIC – Federal Court decision on Google Street View: findings for the processing of personal data

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Denmark: Ban on the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace by municipalities

Italy: Use of Google Analytics also prohibited

DPO Austria: Google Analytics II – singularization is sufficient; no individual-specific determination of appropriateness

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FDPIC – Fede­ral Court decis­i­on on Goog­le Street View: fin­dings for the pro­ce­s­sing of per­so­nal data

ECJ (Case C‑460 20): Exami­na­ti­on of deli­sting requests by search engi­ne operators

Den­mark: Ban on the use of Chrome­books and Goog­le Workspace by municipalities

Ita­ly: Use of Goog­le Ana­ly­tics also prohibited

DPO Austria: Goog­le Ana­ly­tics II – sin­gu­la­rizati­on is suf­fi­ci­ent; no indi­vi­du­al-spe­ci­fic deter­mi­na­ti­on of appropriateness

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FDPIC – Federal Court decision on Google Street View: findings for the processing of personal data

ECJ (Case C‑460 20): Examination of delisting requests by search engine operators

Denmark: Ban on the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace by municipalities

Italy: Use of Google Analytics also prohibited

DPO Austria: Google Analytics II – singularization is sufficient; no individual-specific determination of appropriateness