Data Protection Archive - Page 50 of 58 - External Data Protection Officer according to GDPR

Personal web tracking only with consent

by DATUREX GmbH | Nov 14, 2019 | Privacy

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection today again points out that websites must obtain consent from their users before tracking begins. This currently happens on very few websites, because many website operators...

Antivirus software the supposed security

by DATUREX GmbH | Nov 7, 2019 | Privacy

Often one hears from IT managers that the main defense against malware is antivirus software in their current IT security strategy. Furthermore, one hears and sees that IT security updates are heavily delayed or not installed at all, because that...

Challenges of the e-mail process / e-mail data protection

by DATUREX GmbH | Mar 20, 2019 | Privacy

E-mail data protection Most e-mails are business letters and are therefore subject to retention periods under commercial law (6 years) which compete with the deletion periods (e.g. if the purpose no longer applies) of data protection. E-mails contain many different...

Common mistakes in the implementation of Art.32 - EU-DSGVO - Security of processing

by DATUREX GmbH | Mar 19, 2019 | Privacy

Security of processing As a data protection controller, you have to comply with various data protection requirements with regard to data security. Often, you have to rely on service providers you trust. This trust...

Articles 13 and 14 GDPR using the example of a debt collection agency

by DATUREX GmbH | Feb 3, 2019 | Privacy

Preface According to Recital 47 and Article 6 of the GDPR, a creditor has a legitimate interest and thus the right to engage a debt collection agency vis-à-vis defaulting debtors. Article 13 of the GDPR states that in the case of direct data collection, the data subject must be...

Viruses, Trojans, and security vulnerabilities. Procedure and significance for data protection.

by DATUREX GmbH | Dec 16, 2018 | Privacy

Viruses and Trojans infect PCs again and again. Mostly unnoticed by the user, you receive an application as a Word document and are not surprised when you click on it and open the application. Already here it is usually too late. The embedded malicious program downloads...