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[Webinar] US Privacy Laws for German Businesses - June 30th, 3:30 pm CET

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First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business. The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more

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German court drastically reduces GDPR fine

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Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more

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Germany Publishes Guidance Regarding Fines for GDPR Violations

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced, one of the central topics in the media was the possibility of large fines for data protection violations. Art. 83 of GDPR set benchmarks with a maximum fine...more

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Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

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GDPR enforcement actions: UK and Germany

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 2 (January 23, 2020) - Two recent enforcement actions shed light on how regulators will enforce GDPR provisions going forward. In one case, the United Kingdom’s Information...more

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A Survival Guide for GDPR Enforcement Actions from a German Perspective – How to Assess and Mitigate Fines for GDPR Violations

Since the first enforcement actions have been initiated, some with significant fines, many companies may find themselves somewhat at a loss as they may not fully know how to assess the risks involved and how to react should...more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation: Germany - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated....more

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German regulator issues record fine for keeping personal data too long

The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the state of Berlin (Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, “Supervisory Authority”) recently issued a fine for GDPR violations against Germany’s...more

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CJEU: pre-ticked checkboxes for cookies are invalid

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The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") has declared that pre-ticked checkboxes cannot be used to gain valid consent from individuals, with respect to the dropping and reading of cookies. This decision further emphasises the...more

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German Court Rules Company Can Disclose Shareholder Information To Other Shareholders

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GDPR does not prohibit a company from disclosing to one company shareholder, information identifying other shareholders in the same company, says the Higher Regional Court of Munich. The legal basis under GDPR is that the...more

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GDPR Enforcement Update: Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs | HL Chronicle of Data Protection

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Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more

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GDPR Enforcement Update: Increasing Fines Expected from German DPAs

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Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more

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Data Protection Authority of Baden-Württemberg Issues First German Fine Under the GDPR

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In the first fine issued by a German data protection authority under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on 21 November 2018 the authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”) imposed a fine...more

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Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 19

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On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more

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Ausstrahlung von Anschlag in heutiger Welt

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Unter ihnen sind, besonders, Vielseitigkeit, einfache Umsetzung, niemals Notwendigkeit jetzt für zusätzliche Hardware, sondern auch nahezu unbegrenzte Möglichkeiten dieser Veränderung des weiteren Entwicklung. Erhöhte...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

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GDPR Compliance Update: Which Government Authorities Have Issued Official GDPR Guidance?

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This post provides an update as to the current status of official GDPR-related guidance. With a little under a year remaining until the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable, companies...more

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German Parliament Passes New Federal Data Protection Act

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On 27 April 2017 the German Parliament passed an entirely new Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG). The new BDSG replaces the old BDSG, which has been in force for the last 40 years. The new BDSG shall...more

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Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 13

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On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more

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WhatsApp security flaw, lawsuit in Germany

Tobias Boelter, a University of California Berkeley cryptography researcher claims that last year he found a security flaw in WhatsApp’s encrypted smart phone messaging application. The flaw, which relates to the unique...more

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German Federal IT Committee Issues New Restrictions for Cloud Service Providers

Last month the German Federal Government IT Advisory Committee ("Federal IT Committee") issued new cloud computing service criteria for all prospective vendors to German Federal Agencies. Cloud services providers who offer,...more

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