2018 global legislative predictions in privacy
Taking a look at the activities of 2017, it’s clear that the coming year will see lots of movement on […]
Germany
Facebook’s data collection faces antitrust charge in Germany
Facebook is using its position as the dominant social network to illegally track users across the internet and reinforce its […]
German Government Demands ‘Backdoor’ Access to Phones, Computer, Cars
Germany wants to force tech firms and car manufacturers to hand security services digital access to private cars, computers, and […]
Germany bans children’s ‘smart’ watches over surveillance concerns
Telecoms regulator urges parents to destroy the devices, which have been used to listen in on classroom lessons. Source: Germany […]
Germany’s GDPR implementation law, it’s just the beginning
The EU data protection reform package consisting of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (in German: Datenschutz-Grundverordnung, DS-GVO) and […]
Adblock Plus wins again: New court ruling backs ad blocker against media firms
Publishers have failed again in their attempts to have ad blocking ruled illegal. Source: Adblock Plus wins again: New court […]
New Case Law on Restrictions for Employee Monitoring in the Workplace in Germany
According to the German Federal Labor Court, Germany’s highest court for employment disputes, German employers are not allowed to monitor […]
Big brother in Berlin: Face recognition technology gets tested
From August, a train station in Berlin will be the testing ground for surveillance cameras with biometric face recognition capability. […]
Germany Publishes English Version of its National GDPR Implementation Act
The German Ministry of Interior affairs has published an English translation of the new Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – […]
Hunton Privacy Team Publishes Several Chapters in International Comparative Legal Guide to Data Protection
Recently, the fourth edition of the book, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2017, was published by the […]
German court rules bosses can’t use keyboard-tracking software to spy on workers
Are bosses going too far when they use spy software to track employees’ every keystroke? Apparently yes, according to a […]
Germany is first EU Country to enact new Data Protection Act to align with the GDPR
On 5 July 2017, almost a year before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be applied, the new German […]