Data protection Law

An external data protection officer is a commercial entrepreneur, even if he also works as a lawyer. As the Federal...

Last year, the ECJ ruled that numerous types of cookies must be expressly authorized by the user before they can...

For many companies, self-employed persons and freelancers, there is now or will soon be an obligation to record the contact...

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) currently has to decide whether a breach by the operator of a social network...

An important announcement is currently coming from the UK in the wake of Brexit. While much that will (or will...

Last year, I published a few articles on the topic of consent when setting cookies. See these articles. But what...

Facebook is now really notorious for being rather problematic with data protection. It is therefore all the more incomprehensible that...

Almost one year after the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission today published a...

Last year, British Airways suffered a data leak that allegedly affected more than 250,000 customers and involved highly sensitive data...

I recently reported in this article that a data leak can be quite expensive if the injured party decides to...

By decision of today, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig referred questions to the ECJ on the interpretation of Art....

The use of automated voice assistants from providers such as Google, Apple and Amazon is proving to be highly risky...

1. preliminary remark For years, there has been a debate in Germany about whether schools can use Microsoft's Office 365...

The German Parliament's Scientific Service has produced an expert report warning about the dangers of Alexa (and other similar gadgets...

As of May 25, 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016,...

Actually, the behaviors when you receive a warning under competition law are always the same. A summary can be found...

There could soon be a ruling by the European Court of Justice that could startle German website providers who have...

The Bundeskartellamt's decision against Facebook garnered some criticism, which begins with the question of the Bundeskartellamt's jurisdiction. But also elementary...

Actually, the topic IGD Interessengemeinschaft Datenschutz e.V. has already been dealt with sufficiently. I have reported on this here and...

The Dresden Higher Regional Court has ruled that the General Data Protection Regulation does not give rise to a claim...