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LinkedIn has long since become a platform for professional exchange and brand presentation - but be careful: what is posted or commented on there can quickly be considered unauthorised advertising in legal terms. A recent...

In 2024, the EU adopted the new AI Regulation, which came into force on July 21. In terms of content, it deals with various regulations on dealing with artificial intelligence, which must now be implemented in stages.

This...

At the beginning of the year, the German government passed the Bureaucracy Relief Act. The aim was to reduce the burden on companies in Germany and to accumulate less data.

Originally, the standard retention period for business...

Microsoft has confirmed that a serious security vulnerability in SharePoint is being actively exploited. Attackers can use it to steal sensitive data, compromise passwords and gain long-term access to IT systems. Numerous...

In its ruling of July 10, 2025 (case no. 6 UKI 14/24), the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court ruled that Deutsche Bahn may not require customers to provide an email address or cell phone number when selling low-cost tickets....

The 30th Activity Report by the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia (LDI NRW) sheds light on the current challenges companies face when using artificial intelligence (AI)....

The IT mishap that recently came to light in Baden-Württemberg has attracted nationwide attention. For years, around 1,440 teaching positions were falsely listed as occupied, although they were actually vacant.

The cause: a data...

Dear customers,

We would like to use this newsletter to inform you that we will be sending our invoices as e-bills with immediate effect.

As you know, companies are obliged to receive, process and send e-invoices.

Even if there...

What was once hailed as a significant step towards global corporate responsibility is now losing much of its edge. The EU wants to significantly reduce its rules for protecting human rights in international supply chains. Instead...

Imagine you run a dental practice and suddenly a company calls wanting to buy precious metals from you - just like that, without you ever having signalled your interest. A case heard by the Federal Administrative Court in early...