The German legislator has, in principle, adopted the Network Enforcement Act (NEA) (in German: “Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz”) which will impose stringent new obligations on social media…
Germany is one step closer to new data protection rules as the German Parliament and the Federal Council have both approved the draft of…
As corporations continue to develop innovative business models and conduct field trials with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) or drones in the United Kingdom[1], France[2],…
German Data Protection Authority fined a company for having the IT manager appointed as Data Protection Officer – A greater risk under the European…
The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of Hamburg, one of 16 German State DPAs, has issued fines against three companies for failing to implement alternative…
In March 2016, the Duesseldorfer Kreis, an association of the German data protection authorities, issued guidance on obtaining consent from data subjects (“Guidance”). The…
On 24 February 2016, an amendment to the German Act on Injunctive Relief came into force entitling eligible associations to bring cease and desist…
On February 5, 2016 the German data protection authorities, issued guidance (available in German) for private sector organisations explaining when and how an employer…
Nearly every company in the world is struggling to effectively manage the broad range of legal and operational risks associated with data. Data is…
On November 6, 2015, the German “Bundesrat” (the legislative body representing the 16 German states) approved a bill introducing a new national Data Retention…