Privacy archives

Damages in case of disclosure of dynamic IP address when using Google Fonts

by Tessa Lamken | Feb 16, 2022 | Privacy

In its ruling of January 20, 2022, the Regional Court of Munich decided that the disclosure of the dynamic IP address to Google when using Google Fonts without the consent of the person concerned gives rise to a claim for damages (in the present case in the amount of €100)....

EDSA on the right of access according to Art. 15 DSGVO

by Tessa Lamken | Feb 10, 2022 | Privacy

The right to information under Article 15 of the GDPR is one of the rights of the data subject under the GDPR. How far this right should ultimately extend in practice is legally considered controversial. Now, the European Data Protection Committee (EDSA; also "European Data Protection...

The 5 most common corporate data breaches

by Tessa Lamken | Jan 14, 2022 | Privacy

A wide variety of companies regularly report data privacy violations to the data protection authorities. For the companies concerned, this usually means high financial and reputational consequences. That is why they attach great importance to precautionary measures. Besides...

Recording telephone calls - compliant with data protection?

by Tessa Lamken | Jan 10, 2022 | Privacy

Many companies regularly draw valuable information from communication with customers. It is not uncommon for this information to be obtained via telephone calls. In order to secure this information, it makes sense, for example, to record telephone calls. But is this...

Tesla as company car not compliant with data protection?

by Tessa Lamken | Dec 19, 2021 | Privacy

Vehicles from the manufacturer Tesla are becoming increasingly popular, especially in the e-mobility scene. So it's no wonder that the idea of using Tesla vehicles as company vehicles is quickly being considered. In data protection law, this primarily involves...

Log4j vulnerability - What to do?