Archiv für die Kategorie ‘Privacy Law’

Cookie Permissions Must Be Actively Ticked in Germany

Jun 30, 20 • IT Law, Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

Nowadays, many websites use cookies to track user behavior or to display customized advertising. Anyone wishing to take advantage of the benefits associated with these cookies must obtain the users’ consent. In the opinion of the German Federal Court of Justice […]
Companies May Issue Warnings of GDPR Violations in Germany

Jun 3, 20 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

Since the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there has been a debate on whether it is possible to issue warnings for GDPR violations under the Unfair Competition Act (UWG). The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court has now […]
Coronavirus and Data Protection: What Do German Companies Have to Consider Regarding Employees, Customers and Home Office?

Apr 7, 20 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

The pandemic is prompting German federal and state governments to take increasingly drastic measures in order to contain Covid-19. Many employers are wondering what kind of measures they themselves can take to prevent spreading within their own company. Which data are […]
Request for Information in Germany: This is How Companies Can Identify Data Subjects

Mar 29, 19 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

Since the General Data Protection Regulation entered into force, data subjects have a right to obtain information from companies about which of their personal data are being processed by a company. Individuals, who wish to exercise their right of access can […]
Brexit: Contingency measures for data protection in Germany

Feb 25, 19 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

The effective date, on which Britain leaves the EU, is currently expected to be March 29, 2019. After the House of Commons rejected the Brexit deal negotiated with the EU on January 16, 2019 and given that no significant rapprochement has […]
First GDPR Fine Imposed in Germany

Dec 19, 18 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

After a hacker attack on the chat platform “Knuddels”, the social media company was fined a five digit amount by the fines office of the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (LfDI) of Baden-Württemberg. Among other things, Knuddels […]
Video Surveillance of Employees in Germany – When Do Video Recordings Have to Be Deleted?

Oct 2, 18 • Employment Law, Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

An ever increasing number of employers are considering to monitor their employees by video surveillance if they suspect them of not fulfilling their duties under the employment contract. In this context, the Federal Labor Court (BAG) recently ruled that recordings obtained […]
Payment Services Directive (PSD II) Under Privacy Law: Challenges for Payment Services Providers

Sep 27, 18 • Banking Regulations, Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

New regulations for payment services providers in Europe Payment services have seen significant technical innovations in recent years. These led to a fast increase in electronic and mobile payments and the creation of new payment methods, like Paypal, Giropay or instant […]
Protection Against Cyberattacks for German Banks and FinTechs

Sep 27, 18 • Banking Regulations, Privacy Law • No Comments • Sebastian Förste

Digital attacks against banks and financial services providers pose major challenges not only on that sector but also on the legislator and the financial supervisory authorities. In 2017, nearly 10 billion cyberattacks occurred worldwide. Apart from spam and phishing, the main […]
A Face-off between Facebook and Digital Heirs in Germany

Jul 13, 18 • Digital Currencies, Inheritance Law, Privacy Law • No Comments • Dr. H. Elizabeth Kroeger

Karlsruhe, Germany, July 12, 2018. It’s another tiny notch in David’s belt in his battle with Goliath. Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) has cast the die in a five-and-a-half year struggle between the parents of a deceased teenager […]