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New ruling protects mobility of e-scooter and e-bike users
A new court ruling has ruled that authorities cannot ban e-scooters or e-bikes from driving. This ruling was made after a man was banned from…
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Online access law: public authority mailbox and online applications
The German government wants to relaunch the Online Access Act and drive forward the digitization of the public authority landscape. The core of the changes…
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German Federal Cartel Office: Messenger offers weak data protection
It is generally known that data protection plays a major role within the EU and especially in Germany. It is therefore not surprising that the…
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Germany: Digital pension overview before the end of the year
The German Pension Insurance has announced a digital pension overview that will be accessible before the end of this year. In the future, all overview…
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Monocam: Rhineland-Palatinate wants to operate AI cell phone speed cameras
In Rhineland-Palatinate, the Monocam, an AI-controlled video camera that monitors cell phone use in traffic, will soon be launched. If the AI detects anything unusual…
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Abitur examination in NRW postponed due to technical problems
In North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, the Abitur exams were supposed to start on Wednesday. However, this did not materialize due to technical problems:…
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Environmental bonus: Legal abuse clearly evident in 2022 as well
Anyone who buys an electric car in Germany will still be able to collect the coveted environmental bonus in 2023. It has now come to…
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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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Digitization in healthcare: eAU off to a slow start
In the healthcare sector, too, policymakers want to focus slowly but surely on digitization. But as in so many other areas, the process of change…
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Verdict: Police may use fingerprint to unlock smartphone
Almost all smartphones are nowadays unlocked with biometric data such as fingerprints or face scans. A new ruling by the Ravensburg Regional Court now provides…
