German Whistleblowing Protection Act successfully implemented for several clients
Recently, we highlighted the implementation of the German Whistleblowing Protection Act, known as “HinSchG”, which came into force on 1 July 2023. According
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Prerequisite and assessment of fines
On 5. December 2023 the Court holds in the cases C-807/21 and respectively C-683/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=de&td=ALL&num=C-807/21) that a data controller may not have an
Activities of credit reference agencies
On 7. December 2023 in the case C-634/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=de&td=ALL&num=C-634/21), the Court holds as regards ‘scoring’, that it must be regarded as an ‘automated individual decision’ prohibited
Fears can constitute immaterial damage – role of the TOM
The case to be decided on 14 December 2023 C-340/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-340/21) was based on a situation in which unauthorized access had been gained
Non-material damage is not subject to a de minimis threshold
The background to case C-456/22 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&td=ALL&num=C-456/22), which was decided on the same day, was that the agenda of a municipal council meeting,
Two-step test for the processing of special categories of personal data – three conditions for a claim for damages
The case to be decided on 21 December 2023 in Case C-667/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&td=ALL&num=C-667/21) was based on the data processing of a medical
New European Legal Acts with Data Protection Relevance
Also, just before the end of the year on December 8, 2023, a political agreement was reached within the framework of trilogue
Information on financial support programs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Did you know that there are federal funding programs for SMEs that provide financial support for consulting services in the realms of
Self-Certification under the new EU-US Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: What should businesses consider?
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission published the long-awaitedadequacy decision for the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework between the EU and the
What is behind the current letter from the data protection supervisory authorities to DIGA manufacturers?
Many of our customers have already received it recently: A letter from the data protection supervisory authorities regarding state certification. What it’s all