No More Legal or Medical Advice for ChatGPT users
OpenAI has updated its usage policy for ChatGPT, explicitly excluding legal and medical advice. In the revised version dated October 29, 2025,
Author: ePrivacy GmbH
Automated decision-making: Current fines and practical
More and more businesses are relying on automated decision-making processes, including the use of AI, for example, when granting loans in the
First officially recognized PIMS “Consenter”
The Consent Management Regulation (EinwV), which came into force in April 2025, aims to reduce the flood of annoying cookie banners. Many
Google largely abandons Privacy Sandbox
Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiative, launched in 2020, was intended to strengthen online privacy and restrict cross-site tracking via third-party cookies. However, the
The new EU Data Act: What SaaS and IoT Businesses need to do now
The new EU Data Act has been of increasing concern for our clients that are active in the SaaS and connected products industries since
The new EU Data Act: What SaaS and IoT Businesses need to do now
The new EU Data Act has been of increasing concern for our clients that are active in the SaaS and connected products industries since
Microsoft releases new data protection documents
In August and September 2025, Microsoft introduced a new M365 kit for data protection and at the same time published the revised version
Salesloft Drift Breach
In August 2025, a series of data thefts came to light in which attackers accessed Salesforce customer data. Google and Cloudflare were
New update: TeleTrusT guidance document ‘State of the Art in IT Security’
On 17 June 2025, the Bundesverband IT-Sicherheit e. V. (TeleTrusT) published a completely revised version of its guidance document ‘State of the Art in
Record fine against SHEIN: Lessons for website operators regarding cookies
On 1 September 2025, the French data protection authority CNIL imposed a fine of €150 million on the Irish SHEIN subsidiary INFINITE STYLES SERVICES