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Data subject rights - How quickly must I respond?

by Tessa Lamken | Sep 1, 2023 | Privacy

The GDPR provides data subjects with a number of rights under data protection law that require a response from the respective company. But how quickly do you as a company actually have to respond to a request from a data subject? Which...

Exam: Data protection officer in operational practice

by Tessa Lamken | Aug 21, 2023 | Privacy

The appointment of a data protection officer is mandatory for many companies. But how does the data protection officer actually perform in practice once he or she has been appointed? Among other things, this is also the content of a current audit of the European...

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

by Tessa Lamken | Aug 13, 2023 | Privacy

On July 10, 2023, the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) was adopted as the successor to the Privacy Shield. The DFP thus represents an important development to address transatlantic data privacy challenges. Learn...

3 things you need to know about email archiving

by Tessa Lamken | Jul 3, 2023 | Privacy

Nowadays, a large part of business communication takes place via e-mail. As great as the advantages of digital communication are, it is important to remember that the handling of stored or at least storable data involves a certain...

5 shortcomings of German data protection after 5 years of the GDPR

by Tessa Lamken | Jun 19, 2023 | Privacy

The GDPR has been in force as the European standard for data protection since May 25, 2018. However, there are still some shortcomings, especially in the enforcement of the GDPR by German authorities. Find out here what the five shortcomings are in German data protection after...

Apps for health - What does data protection say?

by Tessa Lamken | Mar 10, 2023 | Privacy

Digitization is not stopping at the health and care sector. It is possible that digital health and care applications could be the solution to the challenges facing the German health and care system. However, these...