A ruling by the Austrian Supreme Court could change the common practice of companies only "taking into account" the data protection notice in their Terms...

The European Commission is responding to the fact that users of chat apps are not controlled and may send anything they please.

The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (the "Office") has repeatedly commented on the Smart Quarantine project launched by the Czech Ministry of Health, based on Government Resolution...

Jüngste Cyberangriffe auf amerikanische Softwarefirmen oder den irischen Gesundheitsdienst sind nur zwei von vielen Beispielen für die steigende Anzahl an online Kriminalität.

Bewertungssystem; Transparenz; Individualbewertung; Aktualität; Präventionsmaßnahmen. Im digitalen Zeitalter ist es so einfach wie noch nie, Meinungen und Erfahrungen auszutauschen.

You may recall that the European Commission issued new standard contractual clauses ("SCCs") pursuant to the GDPR for the transfer of personal data to third countries.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a decision to resolve a dispute regarding data transfers to the United States by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited related...

On 12 July 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. For most companies, the Privacy Shield shall, in practice, be very similar to the previous framework, Safe Harbor...

Green Marketing nennt sich ein neuer Werbetrend, wo unter anderem mit Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten, Umweltsiegelen oder Corporate Social Responsibility geworben wird.

In its judgment C-311/18 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the European Commission's decision regarding the Privacy Shield which allowed the transfer of personal data...

The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, "BInBDI") has imposed a fine of 525,000 euros...

As a consequence of the ECJ judgment, now widely known online as "Schrems II", the EU Commission has enacted new Standard Contractual Clauses introducing the Transfer Impact Assessment as an obligation for all data importers and exporters.

In einer kürzlich veröffentlichten rechtskräftigen Entscheidung kommt die Datenschutzbehörde zusammengefasst zum Ergebnis, dass eine Betreiberin von Dating-Portalen keine ausreichenden.

The first quarter of 2023 has been a fruitful and busy time for the EDPB. The EDPB published its annual report 2022 (for more details see above and adopted a dispute...

Mit der Entscheidung C‑311/18 erklärte der EuGH den Angemessenheitsbeschluss der Europäischen Kommission zum Privacy Shield für ungültig...

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

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

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.

The European Data Protection Board has published its annual activity report for the year 2022. The report provides insights into the activity and work...

After the "Brexit", a six-month transition period applied to the unrestricted transfer of data between the UK and EEA states.