Google opens German centre to improve data privacy
Google has revealed plans to open an engineering centre in Munich as part of the tech giant’s bid to take […]
Germany
German DSK publishes guidance on the applicability of the German Telemedia Act to telemedia services
On April 5, 2019, the association of German Supervisory Authorities for data protection (‘Datenschutzkonferenz’ or ‘DSK’) published a guideline regarding […]
Facebook Custom Audience illegal without explicit user consent, Bavarian Data Protection Authority rules
Online shops and marketers routinely share customer data with Facebook to reach them with targeted advertising. Turns out: in many […]
Association of German Supervisory Authorities issues paper on broad consent for research
On April 3, 2019, the Association of German Supervisory Authorities (“Datenschutzkonferenz” or “DSK”) issued a paper on the interpretation of […]
German court ruled that protection of the whistle-blower confidentiality does not generally override the data subject access right
A mid-level German employment court recently had to consider the scope of subject access requests under the EU General Data […]
German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
A survey by Handelsblatt shows that 41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year, […]
Bavarian Data Protection Authority announces possible fines after website search
At the beginning of February, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) participated in the Safer Internet Day (SID) 2019 and […]
German Authorities Issue 41 GDPR Fines
41 fines have been issued by German privacy authorities through mid-January of this year. The fines are low compared to […]
Berlin court rules against Apple data protection guidelines
The Court of Appeal in Berlin has ruled that the data protection guidelines used by Apple in 2011 were partially […]
Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs
In Germany, DPAs are investigating a broad range of non-compliance issues and showing a tendency toward increasing their enforcement activities, […]
Facebook to appeal German data decision
Facebook has said it will appeal a decision by Germany’s main competition authority that serves to restrict its collection and […]
German Regulator Says Facebook Can’t Use Data From Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook “was able to build a unique database for each individual user and thus to gain market power,” says Andreas […]