Implementation of the GDPR difficult for companies
According to a Bitkom survey, the implementation and interpretation of the GDPR is causing difficulties for many companies even after five years since it came into force. Find out here where these occur and what possible assistance is available. Bitkom survey on the GDPR In the...
How dangerous are VPN apps?
Google wants to include new bans for VPN apps in the Play Store guidelines starting in November. Here you can find out what this means and how these apps can be dangerous in terms of data protection. What does Google want to ban? Effective November...
Conflict of interest: Who may be a data protection officer?
In addition to external data protection officers, an employee may also be appointed (internal) data protection officer. However, you can find out here what restrictions apply and what the consequences of a violation may be. Appointment of a data protection officer...
Reason for termination Data protection breach
A data protection breach not only has consequences for the company concerned, but also for the employee concerned. The consequences under employment law can extend all the way to termination, as recently confirmed by the Saxony Higher Labor Court (LAG Sachsen).
The end for data retention?
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday that the German version of data retention is not compatible with EU law. Now the framework for a new regulation in Germany must be set. Will Germany then still have...
News from the Federal Labor Court on time recording
After the legislator failed to react to the so-called time clock ruling from 2019, the Federal Labor Court (BAG) now dealt with the issue of recording working time again. The result: a landmark ruling with a lot of uncertainties. Previous rules on...
Digital time recording: What to bear in mind in terms of data protection law
In many workplaces, time recording now takes place digitally. This usually ensures more transparency and saves time and effort. On the other hand, however, this also means that the employer has to deal with the handling of employee data....
What is the landlord allowed to know? - Data protection in the tenancy
The GDPR also applies to landlords. You can find out here which data the landlord may ask for at which stage of the tenancy and which rights the tenant has under data protection law. Principle: It depends! In any case, the following applies to the data collection of the...
Phishing with fake QR codes: Protect your own data
In Austin, Texas, police are issuing a public warning about scams involving fake QR codes (quick response codes). What scam was used here and how you can protect their own data, you can learn here. Fraud scam false QR codes In Austin, Texas it came...
Encryption in data protection
Huge amounts of data are affected by data theft and unwanted disclosures every year. Cyber criminals usually target all types of data. That's why data must be protected from unauthorized access according to your protection needs, e.g., through encryption,...
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