Data Protection Archive - Page 43 of 56 - External Data Protection Officer according to GDPR

Fine due to outdated software when operating a web store

by DATUREX GmbH | Aug 13, 2021 | Privacy

Fine due to outdated software when operating a web store A company from Lower Saxony was recently fined €65,500 for operating a web store with outdated software. The security vulnerabilities caused by the old software version...

GDPR fine for Amazon: 746 million euros

by DATUREX GmbH | Aug 9, 2021 | Privacy

GDPR fine for Amazon: 746 million euros Due to a class action lawsuit filed by more than 10,000 people and the French civil rights organization "La Quadrature du Net", which is not only against Amazon, but also against Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook,...

Data protection and autonomous driving

by DATUREX GmbH | Aug 5, 2021 | Privacy

Data protection and autonomous driving According to the German government, autonomous driving cars are to be tested in regular operation in projects starting in 2022. However, it is in the nature of self-driving and connected cars that a lot of data (including sensitive data) is generated,...

Liability of the Managing Director for Information Security in the Company

by Tessa Lamken | Jul 28, 2021 | Privacy

Liability of the managing director for information security in the company Nowadays, it is hard to imagine a company without IT and digital business processes. However, in addition to the many advantages of digitization, it also offers high risks: If every...

Digital certificates from 2023

by DATUREX GmbH | Jul 28, 2021 | Privacy

Digital credentials The Online Access Act (OZG) stipulates that citizens and companies must be able to use all administrative services directly, easily and securely online by the end of 2022 at federal, state and local level. An initial implementation project...

Are GDPR fines - insurable?

by DATUREX GmbH | Jul 23, 2021 | Privacy

Are GDPR fines - insurable? Compared to its legal predecessor, the GDPR contains stricter sanction mechanisms. The aim of this is to ensure that the provisions of the GDPR are actually complied with. Article 83 of the GDPR contains a sanction option: The...