Data Act as a challenge for data protection coming to companies from September 2025
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) has published a guide entitled “The Data Act as a challenge
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Class Action Lawsuit Against Woorkday’s AI Recruiting Tool
The international HR software provider Workday is facing a class action lawsuit in the U.S. over alleged systematic discrimination against job applicants.
Bavarian Data Protection Authority: €3m fine for targeted advertising using hashed email addresses without consent
It recently became public that already back in 2023, the Bavarian data protection authority imposed a fine of €3.2 million on a
1,000 Websites in Hamburg Under Review
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) recently reviewed over 1,000 websites operated in Hamburg for compliance with
EU Commission imposes first penalties under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Last month, the EU Commission imposed its first penalties under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) (against which both companies intend to take
Irish DPC fines TikTok €530M over EEA data transfers to China
Earlier this month, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) concluded its investigation into TikTok and issued a decision finding the company in
Belgian court of appeal confirms GDPR violations in earlier version of the TCF standard for tracking consent
What does the decision mean for businesses in the online marketing industry? On 14 May, the Brussels court of appeal handed down
German Federal Fiscal Court: GDPR’s right of access cannot be denied due to ‘high administrative burden’
The GDPR grants data subjects extensive rights in relation to the processing of their personal data. In addition to the right to
German Federal Court of Justice: receiving single unsolicited email does not justify GDPR compensation claim
In its ruling of 28 January 2025 (case no. VI ZR 109/23), the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) held that receiving a
GDPR and AI Act regulation for AI video transcription and analyses
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) offers enormous potential for simplifying our work processes. This includes, for example, the use of AI