Beiträge zum Stichwort ‘data protection’

• 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 […]

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• 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 […]

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• 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 […]

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• 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 […]

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• Identify Weaknesses in Data Protection and Profit from Synergy Effects

  Jun 28, 18 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  For several weeks, companies have been obliged to apply the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The two-year transitional period is definitely over. The core of the new legislation is – as is generally known – the transparency in data processing. […]

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• Missing Privacy Policy can be Expensive

  Dec 29, 17 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  The General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union, entering into force EU-wide on 25 May 2018, is currently causing much excitement. Many companies did not yet notice that next to sanctions from the data protection authorities also competitors could threaten […]

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• Companies Should Never Neglect Data Protection!

  Sep 29, 17 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  The Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz; “BDSG”) contains a range of guidelines for establishing an organization in Germany ensuring compliance with data protection requirements within a company. Particular importance is attached to the company’s obligation to implement appropriate technical and organizational […]

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• High Fines under German Data Protection Law

  Mar 31, 17 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova
  

  As of 05/25/2018, the General Data Protection Regulation will enter into force. The innovations will be quite complex and have to be strictly observed by companies that wish to avoid high fines. Draft of a new data protection law Although it […]

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