Beiträge zum Stichwort ‘GDPR’

• 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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• 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 […]

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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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