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Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping (2003) is a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It held that referring to various persons on an internet page and identifying them either by name or by other means constitutes processing of personal data by automatic means within the meaning of Community law.

It was the first time the Court ruled on the scope of Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) and freedom of movement for such data on the internet. It was cited in Costeja (2014), a controversial ruling that held internet search engine operators established in the European Union (EU) responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal information which appears on web pages published by third parties, confirming a right of erasure widely regarded as a so-called right to be forgotten.