GDPR and Legal Entities: The ruling of the OLG Dresden
Legal entities are entities recognized by law as separate legal entities. They can own property, enter into contracts, and sue ...
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GDPR and Pseudonymization: A Surprising Ruling by the ECJ
Introduction The application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to pseudonymized data is a controversial topic that generates much ...
Reporting obligations under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG): A guide for startups and blockchain companies
Introduction Recently, an interesting issue was brought to my attention by a tax accountant friend. Over a cup of coffee, ...
Consent to privacy in e-commerce and SaaS: A breach of the GDPR?
Introduction In my work in the world of e-commerce and SaaS providers, it is a common practice to ask users ...
Blockchain strategy of the German government: an insight into the legal aspects
Introduction: It has been a while since the German government published its position paper on blockchain strategy. This document, which ...
DSGVO, data protection and data scraping: Case analysis LG Offenburg and Facebook
Introduction In the era of digital advancement, data scraping is a widespread practice that raises privacy concerns. But what exactly ...
Irish data protection authority fines Meta billions: A turning point for data protection in Europe?
Meta Ireland violates the GDPR: What the ruling of the Data Protection Commission means The recently concluded investigation by the ...
ECJ ruling on the GDPR: Consequences and recommendations for action for companies processing personal data
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has fundamentally changed the way companies handle personal data. It has set new standards ...
Artificial Intelligence in Software and Game Development: Opportunities, Risks and Legal Challenges
AI in software and game development: potential and pitfalls The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in software and game development ...
ECJ on VAT for influencers on platforms
What is it all about? The ECJ has made an exciting ruling on the topic of VAT treatment of influencers ...
The final draft of MICAR (Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation) is available: A rough overview of the content
The final draft of MICAR (Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation) is now available and marks a significant step in the ...
BGH decides on delisting request against Google
The VI. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for claims under the EU General Data ...
Data protection conference allows “pure subscription” model on websites
The Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Authorities (DSK) recently issued a decision regarding so-called pure subscription models ...
B2B contracts: Link reference to GTC is sufficient
Since I create many software contracts, the question arises again and again whether and how GTC can be included in ...
Weight and number of pieces for prepackaged sweets must be available
According to the EU Food Information Regulation (LMIV), the packaging of a food product intended for sale that contains several ...
Podcasts and the law: What you need to know!
This blog post is about the right way to handle podcasts from a legal perspective. I'll try to explain what ...
ECJ tightens requirements for GDPR disclosures
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that data controllers must, in principle, disclose the identity of the recipients ...
Damages due to scraping against Facebook – LG Paderborn drops the bombshell
The Paderborn Regional Court has effectively dropped a bombshell in the Facebook "data theft" cases, not only granting an "injured ...
BGH refers question on data protection and competition law to the ECJ
The First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for competition law, has referred the questions ...
Is data protection a market conduct rule?
What is it all about? Tomorrow, the Federal Court of Justice wants to clarify an interesting question that could be ...