Bougiakiotis, Emmanouil, One Law to Rule Them All? The Reach of EU Data Protection Law after the Google v CNIL Case (August 17, 2020). (2021) 42 Computer Law and Security Review 105580, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3675660

“Ever since the Internet came about, it has set a vast number of challenges regarding how to tackle some of its characteristics that were unprecedented. One of the most prominent areas where technology challenged the established doctrines of the law is that of jurisdiction. As is well-known, the Internet knows no borders, which at times poses difficult questions on states regarding how to exercise jurisdiction and in particular how to pursue their interests without interfering illegitimately with other states. In Google v CNIL, the Court of Justice of the European Union was called to decide whether European data protection law could apply globally and under what conditions. This paper critically assesses this ruling of the Court as well as the repercussions to which it might lead. Beside certain important problems regarding how this judgment sits within the broader body and practice of European data protection law, this paper discusses how it could influence the discussion about sovereignty and the Internet in general.”