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On 28 January 2021, the Council of Europe published a new set of guidelines on the use of facial recognition technologies

On November 30, 2018, the Austrian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") published a decision in response to a complaint received from an individual regarding the cookie consent options offered on an Austrian newspaper's website.

On 25 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) at least resolved the question of jurisdiction.

End of July, the Austrian Data Protection Authority ('DPA') published its first decision on retention periods applying the General Data Protection Regulation ('GDPR'; DSB-D216.471/0001-DSB/2018).

On 9 March 2016, the Provincial Court Düsseldorf ("LG Düsseldorf") held that using Facebook's popular Like-Button on a business website contravenes privacy and unfair competition laws...

Summertime and the livin' is easy Well, is it? This year we are collectively going through an exceptional summer:

The operator of an online discussion forum in principle cannot be held liable for unlawful content of users provided that the incriminated content is deleted in due time.

In September 2018, the Austrian Data Protection Authority imposed one of the first penalties for unlawfully operating video surveillance based on the GDPR in Europe.

he comprehensive "Hate on the Net Prevention Act" ("Hass-im-NetzBekämpfungsgesetz", BGBl. 148/2020) introduced numerous legal innovations to combat offensive or inflammatory acts on the internet and social media.

Increasing digitalisation, the market growth of cryptocurrencies, and the growing importance and use of AI are among the reasons that have led to an increasing demand...

In its judgment "FashionID" (C-40/17 of 29 July 2019), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) substantiates its previous rulings on the joint responsibility of website operators and social media providers.

The CJEU's annulment of the "Privacy Shield" created significant legal uncertainty around the use of US clouds and personal data transfers to the US.

Mit seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache „FashionID" (C-40/17 vom 29.7.2019) konkretisiert der Europäische Gerichtshof seine bisherige Rechtsprechung zur gemeinsamen Verantwortlichkeit von Webseitenbetreibern und Social-Media-Anbietern.

Die Vereinigten Staaten und die Europäische Kommission haben sich auf hoher Flughöhe auf einen neuen transatlantischen Datenschutzrahmen geeinigt. Die Vereinbarung ("agreement in principle") ...

Am 9. November 2018 hat die österreichische Datenschutzbehörde eine Liste mit Verarbeitungsvorgängen veröffentlicht, welche in jedem Fall eine Datenschutz-Folgenabschätzung ("DSFA") erfordern.

Sowohl national wie auch international gibt es rund um Datenschutz aktuell einiges zu berichten: So hat der OGH vor kurzem entschieden, dass Verbraucherschutzverbände in Österreich datenschutzwidrige Klauseln in AGB im Rahmen von Verbandsklagen aufgreifen dürfen.

Employees increasingly want to integrate their private devices into their firm's IT network. This raises significant legal issues for employers and employees alike, including possible damage claims.