On 24 February 2026, the Amsterdam District Court issued its ruling in a collective action against X Corp (formerly Twitter), holding that the Data Protection Netherlands Foundation (SDBN) is not admissible.
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On 24 February 2026, the Amsterdam District Court issued its ruling in a collective action against X Corp (formerly Twitter), holding that the Data Protection Netherlands Foundation (SDBN) is not admissible.
Rotterdam Court Sends WAMCA GDPR Questions to the ECJ Currently, ten WAMCA cases are pending involving foundations seeking compensation for alleged GDPR violations. The debate over whether compensation claims can be pursued through WAMCA proceedings for GDPR breaches has persisted for years. Under WAMCA, a representative organization acts on behalf…
Yesterday, the Amsterdam District Court declared the Foundation for the Protection of Privacy Interests (SBP) and the Foundation for Mass Damage & Consumers (SMC) both admissible in the class action lawsuits they each filed against Google in the Autumn of 2023. Claims Brought by SBP and SMC SBP contends that…
On 16 December, the law firm Scott+Scott commenced legal action against Tinder Ireland and Match Group in the Amsterdam district court on behalf of the Take Back Your Privacy Foundation (TBYP). Collective Action Under the WAMCA The lawsuit, brought as a collective action under the Act on the Resolution of…
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Netflix for breaches of privacy regulations. From 2018 to 2020, the streaming platform failed to adequately inform its users regarding the handling of their personal data, and the information provided was ambiguous in various aspects. Consequently, on 26 November 2024, the Dutch…
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber Technologies and Uber BV 290 million euros because of transfers of drivers’ data to the US without adequate assurances. About Uber and the French Complaint Uber Technologies Inc., an American company headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates in 70 countries and…
On 18 June 2024, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal issued a significant ruling in a class action brought by a Dutch foundation, The Privacy Collective (TPC), against Oracle and Salesforce. The case, initiated under the Dutch Wet Afwikkeling Massaschade in Collectieve Actie (WAMCA), marks the first major class action for…
February 25, 2026
