Tag: Privacy

0Currently, there is demand everywhere for protective clothing such as respirators and, in addition to professional suppliers, numerous self-employed people are also entering the market ...

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

An important announcement is currently coming from the UK in the wake of Brexit. While much that will (or will not) happen this year is ...

Sweepstakes on social media are a great way to build customer loyalty or even to grow your own social media channels. However, the legal requirements ...

GMail is not a telecommunications service. This was the decision of the Higher Administrative Court for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Münster in response ...

Will young people under 16 in Germany soon no longer be able to use Twitch, YouTube, Discord, Steam, Twitter and similar platforms? This, or something ...

The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under the Injunctions Act, has to rule ...

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

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

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

I recently reported in this article that a data leak can be quite expensive if the injured party decides to claim damages under Article 82 ...

By decision of today, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig referred questions to the ECJ on the interpretation of Art. 23 para. 1(j) and (e) ...

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

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

The German Parliament's Scientific Service has produced an expert report warning about the dangers of Alexa (and other similar gadgets are not exempt) for children ...

Covertly obtained sound and film material may give rise to a claim for injunctive relief, even if it is not broadcast. Even the disclosure to ...

The German government has introduced a new bill to strengthen fair competition, which could help small and medium-sized companies in particular, as well as small ...

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

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

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