Region: Germany
German antitrust authority attacks messenger and video services’ data practices
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has criticised the businesses’ inadequate security practices and discovered possible GDPR breaches, including unlawful data transfers to third countries.
18 May 2023
German regulators attempt to regulate undefined “sovereign cloud” market
The annual conference of German data protection regulators has published guidance on what data protection requirements cloud providers should meet before they call their products “sovereign”.
12 May 2023
ECJ clarifies accountability
A failure to complete records of processing activities and joint controllership arrangements does not mean data processing is unlawful, the European Court of Justice has held.
04 May 2023
German fines require negligent conduct, says ECJ adviser
A European Court of Justice advocate-general has said German regulators do not have to identify responsible individuals in order to fine companies – but said penalties can only be issued if companies acted intentionally or negligently.
27 April 2023
Austrian regulator sides with publishers in cookie paywall dispute
Austria’s data protection authority has broadly approved the use of cookie paywalls by online publishers, but warned that users must be given more choice over the processing of their data.
12 April 2023
Canada launches ChatGPT investigation
Regulatory scrutiny of OpenAI’s chatbot continues, after Canada announced the launch of a probe and Berlin highlighted ChatGPT’s “obvious” data protection risks in a statement.
04 April 2023
ECJ says employee processing must meet GDPR safeguards
In its first decision on processing in an employment context, the European Court of Justice has said that particular rules on employee processing and other areas not specifically covered by the GDPR must meet the thresholds of protection set by the regulation.
03 April 2023
German regulators respond to noyb cookie paywall complaints
German data protection authorities have approved the use of subscription models for individuals who want to opt out of online tracking – a step which could see companies put a public price on a user’s data.
31 March 2023
German parties face unlawful political advertising accusations
Noyb has accused six German political parties of violating the GDPR by targeting voters through Facebook adverts without an appropriate legal basis.
21 March 2023
German government fights Facebook page ban
The German government’s press office is challenging the federal data regulator’s decision to force it to delete the government’s facebook page.
20 March 2023