Data Protection
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Federal Press Office files suit against data protection commissioner
The Federal Press Office has decided not to accept the order to shut down the German government’s Facebook page. It is appealing the order, which…
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MWC: Huawei tracked visitors
A scandal has become public around Huawei’s booth at this year’s MWC. The Chinese company equipped all people who visited the booth with a badge.…
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Data Privacy Framework: Agreement gets green light
The data protection commissioners of the EU countries have surprisingly certified that the planned data protection agreement (Data Privacy Framework) with the USA largely complies…
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Federal government sticks to Facebook page
The Federal Press Office has announced that it intends to ignore an order issued by data protection commissioner Ulrich Kelber for the time being. Kelber…
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Data Protection Commissioner bans Facebook presence of the German government
A dispute over the German government’s Facebook presence has escalated. Federal Data Protection Commissioner Ulrich Kelber has called on the German government to stop operating…
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EU Parliament criticizes lifelong identification number
The EU is planning to introduce a digital proof of identity that can be used online as well as offline throughout the EU. The EU…
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Max Schrems: Irish penalty for meta too low
The Austrian data protection activist Max Schrems, who together with his organization sued Meta for violations of the GDPR and initiated years of proceedings, believes…
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Data processing: German Federal Cartel Office issues warning to Google
The German Federal Cartel Office has issued a warning to Google for processing user data. According to the Cartel Office, there is insufficient choice to…
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Verdict: Tracking at Focus.de is against the law
The Munich I Regional Court has ruled against Burdaforward GmbH, the company behind the focus.de portal, in a lawsuit brought by the Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband. The…
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Commercial register: Revised regulation for more data protection
In order to ensure better data protection for entrepreneurs, the Federal Ministry of Justice has made changes to the Commercial Register Ordinance. As part of…
