German court finds telecoms storage law is not compatible with EU
A German law requiring internet service providers to store data on internet and telephone usage for up to 10 weeks […]
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Germany aims to store all users’ browsing data. But court says it’s breaking EU law
A law due to come into force in days in Germany on storing internet usage data breaks EU regulations, a […]
Germany Issues Ethics Report on Automated and Connected Cars
On June 20, 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure issued a report on the ethics of […]
Spoof audit gives Bavarian businesses taste of life under the GDPR
A data protection watchdog in Germany has asked 150 businesses to complete a “fictitious audit report” to detail how prepared […]
Germany to test face recognition software in terror fight
Germany will start testing facial recognition software at a Berlin train station this summer which could help police identify and […]
Bavarian DPA Tests GDPR Implementation of 150 Companies
On May 24, 2017, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) published a questionnaire to help companies assess their level of […]
Harmonisation of EU Data Protection “becomes more distant” as Germany adopts GDPR bill
18 May 2017 The Federal Council (‘Bundesrat’) adopted, on 12 May 2017, a draft bill for a new Federal Data […]
Germany′s highest court rules IP addresses may be saved in interest of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity takes priority over a person’s data protection rights in some cases, the Federal Court has ruled. This specifically refers […]
Court to Facebook: Stop harvesting users’ WhatsApp personal data without consent
Facebook has lost its bid to collect the personal data of WhatsApp users in Germany — for now. In August […]
German DPA Publishes English Translation of Standard Data Protection Model
On April 13, 2017, the North Rhine-Westphalia State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information published an English translation […]
Germany: DPAs try and find “common and practical approach” with Standard Data Protection Model
The German Federal and State Commissioners (‘the Commissioners’) released, on 14 April 2017, a Standard Data Protection Model (‘SDP Model’), […]
Germany publishes second draft of a new data protection act
Germany has published second draft of its?new German Federal Data Protection Act. First draft, published in?September 2016,?was heavily criticized. New […]