Data protection news

An incident at two medical practices in Hamburg illustrates how quickly a break-in can turn into a data protection emergency. After a targeted theft of hard drives containing sensitive patient data, not only did the police have to...

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Ein Vorfall in zwei Hamburger Arztpraxen macht deutlich, wie schnell aus einem Einbruch ein datenschutzrechtlicher Ernstfall wird. Nach einem gezielten Diebstahl von Festplatten mit sensiblen Patientendaten musste nicht...

Meta has once again caused a stir. From 27 May 2025, the tech giant wants to use the content of its European users on Facebook and Instagram to further develop its in-house AI ‘Meta AI’. Without the express consent of users....

A significant court ruling from Belgium has caused a stir in the European advertising industry: the collection of user data via so-called cookie banners to display personalised advertising is not compatible with the General Data...

Anyone who was a victim of Facebook's major data leak in 2021 now has the chance to defend themselves - at no risk to themselves. The Federal Association of Consumer Centres has initiated a lawsuit against Meta to enforce...

In an era where data drives the digital world, data protection and data security are critical pillars for trust and safety. Whether shopping online, using social media, or interacting with authorities, personal data is...

In its judgement of 9 May 2025 (case no. 324 O 278/23), the Press Chamber of the Regional Court of Hamburg ruled that the operator of the legal database OpenJur is not liable for the publication of an incorrectly anonymised...

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) clarified this in its ruling of 8 May 2025 (Ref. 8 AZR 209/21): Company agreements alone do not justify data processing if they do not meet the requirements of the GDPR.

In the case, a company had...

Data protection authorities regularly make key points of their topics available to the public in their activity reports. Among other things, the Saxon authority addresses the topic of how to deal with verbal statements in the...

The global social media company TikTok is under massive pressure - and not just because of a considerable fine: a fine of 530 million euros was imposed after it was revealed that data of European users was transferred to China...