( July 14, 2026, 08:37 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The online publication of sport doping data, such as the names of athletes, their sports, violations and bans, may be allowed under the EU's data protection law if the public interest outweighs the athlete’s privacy rights, the EU's highest court ruled on Tuesday in a case involving anti-doping organization NADA Austria. Doping data was not necessarily considered health data, nor was it always considered criminal data, meaning that Austria’s blanket disclosure rules didn't breach the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, if the publication was proportionate, the court's judgment said.The judgment is attached. Case reference is C-474/24....
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