EU judges debate notions of personal data re-identification in Banco Popular Español case
By Matthew Newman ( November 7, 2024, 16:50 GMT | Insight) -- EU judges debated whether pseudonymized data can be personal data during a hearing today at the EU’s highest court, following a dispute between the EU institutions' privacy watchdog and the bloc's banking crisis-management authority. The case has attracted attention amid controversy over when pseudonymized data should be considered personal data. If the Court of Justice adopts a restrictive use of pseudonymized data, it could have ramifications for the healthcare industry, which relies on such information for the analysis of clinical studies for new medicines.EU judges debated whether pseudonymized data can be personal data during a hearing today at the EU’s highest court, following a dispute between the EU institutions' privacy watchdog and the bloc's banking crisis-management authority....
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