Privacy and hackers
Companies in Germany are increasingly falling victim to so-called hackers and their attacks. But not all hackers are the same, and the factors to be considered in data protection differ from attack to attack. Personal data and...
Effectiveness of a consumer's consent to advertising
Consumers who conclude contracts with companies often already give their consent via the company's general terms and conditions (GTC). For example, they also agree to be contacted for advertising purposes. In most cases, this counts...
Data protection at Tesla: May driving data be passed on to authorities?
The car industry, like many others, is collecting more and more data, which is being captured by innovative devices. This is also the case with Tesla's electric vehicles. What the drivers usually do not expect: Tesla provides this data upon request....
Inquiry of the Corona vaccination status by the employer
In times of the Corona pandemic, it has become commonplace for individuals to be forced into quarantine. Even if these individuals are in good health, they are thus prevented from working. Where previously the state paid for the loss of wages of the affected...
Advantages of digital personnel files
Employees in HR departments who use paper personnel files spend about a quarter of their working time managing these files. This can be significantly reduced with digital personnel files. Digital personnel files can be used to...
Privacy lawsuit against Apple: Siri listens in too much
In 2019, a major privacy scandal regarding Siri, the voice assistant system from Apple (headquartered in California), came to public attention. Employees of Apple subcontractors reported at the time how Siri audio recordings were analyzed by employees and...
Data protection and log data
The GDPR requires logging in many places. Log data is an important component of technical and organizational measures (Art. 32 GDPR). However, it should be noted that log data itself is personal data and therefore...
Compensation for pain and suffering due to violated right to information
In May 2021, the Regional Labor Court of Hamm sentenced an employer to pay a terminated employee a pain and suffering award of 1,000 euros because her right to information under Article 15 of the GDPR was violated by the employer. What happened here...
Is the landlord allowed to pass on contact details of the tenant?
There are regular complaints in the field of data protection law from tenants whose contact details have been passed on by the landlord. Even if this served in each case so that a craftsman directly with the tenant to coordinate an appointment for work on the rental...
225 million euros DSGVO fine for WhatsApp
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp €225 million for disregarding and violating data protection terms from the GDPR. As WhatsApp is part of the Facebook group, which is based in Ireland,...
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