Tag: Privacy

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 ...

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

The First Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under the Unfair Competition Act, today ...

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

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

It does not violate the German Basic Law that the provider of an e-mail service is obliged, in the context of a duly ordered telecommunications ...

Just a few weeks ago, I published an article on the subject here. Now there is apparently again a wave of warnings against websites that ...

As a lawyer with a strong affinity for IT law, I now try to run my practice with as little paper as possible. This includes ...

For all operators of websites and apps that use Google services in any way, be it Analytics, Maps, ReCAPTCHA or other plugins on the website, ...

Brexit is likely to keep lawyers, authorities and courts busy for a long time to come. Just recently in this article I pointed out the ...

Currently, a chain letter is once again going through Facebook and ignorant people are jumping on the bandwagon like herd animals. The letter begins with: ...

The Munich Regional Court has once again impressively shown why anything other than standard data protection declarations should only be drafted with consultants specializing in ...

Dear readers, I am currently looking for a trainee lawyer or a student who is interested in IT law and could write articles or blog ...