Websites should defeat engineered data law breach claims, EU legal opinion says
By Giorgi Dvalishvili ( November 5, 2026, 12:32 GMT | Insight) -- Websites should not be liable for damages for nonfinancial harm when people knowingly and repeatedly trigger data protection breaches using automated software in a bid to secure payment, according to a legal opinion provided to the EU's top court. If the advice from the advocate general is followed by EU judges, it should help website operators counter compensation claims even when the General Data Protection Regulation has been broken.Websites should not be liable for damages for nonfinancial harm when people knowingly and repeatedly trigger data protection breaches using automated software in a bid to secure payment, according to a legal opinion provided to the EU's top court....
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