Germany′s data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go
Germany’s data privacy chief has told federal bodies not to use WhatsApp, amid concerns that it feeds Facebook with data. […]
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German Federal Agencies Publish Privacy and IT Security Requirements for Digital Health Applications
On April 21, 2020, the Regulation on the Requirements and Reimbursement Process for Digital Health Applications (DiGAV) entered into force […]
Germany switches sides in privacy contact tracing solution backing Apple and Google
Germany appears to have undertaken a volte-face in the approach it takes to combine privacy and contact tracing, supporting an […]
German Supervisory Authority Publishes New Standard Clauses for Processors
On April 9, 2020, the German Supervisory Authority of Baden-Wuerttemberg published standard contractual clauses for data processors pursuant to Article […]
Amendments to the German Infection Protection Act interfere with privacy
On 23 March 2020 the Federal Cabinet adopted the Amendments to the Infection Protection Act, as proposed by the Federal […]
Deutsche Telekom shares location data to fight Coronavirus
Deutsche Telekom wants to support the Robert Koch Institute in containing the coronavirus pandemic with cell phone data. Therefore Deutsche […]
Facebook’s Tiny Privacy Fine Is a ‘Warning,’ Watchdog Says
Facebook Inc.’s German unit was handed a fine of 51,000 euros for failing to properly nominate a data protection officer […]
German Federal Supervisory Authority Launches Public Consultation on Anonymization
On February 10, 2020, Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) launched its first public consultation procedure. […]
German court sides with consumer groups against Facebook data collection
Facebook has suffered a blow against its data collection practices in Europe, with a German court ruling some of the […]
€114 Million in Fines Imposed by EU Authorities Under GDPR
New findings from DLA Piper show that 160,000 data breach notifications reported across 28 European Union Member States and data […]
German Constitutional Court to hold hearing on surveillance powers of the “German NSA”, the BND
The Federal Constitutional Court will hold a hearing on the BND Act on January 14th and 15th, 2020. Plaintiffs expect […]
German Supervisory Authorities Propose Changes to the GDPR
On December 2, 2019, the German Supervisory Authorities issued a report evaluating the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) […]