Newsletter |


Privacy Ticker January 2024

The January issue of our Privacy Ticker deals with changes in legislation, the current case law , regulatory investigations and enforcement actions and opinions.

Topics in this issue are:

CHANGES IN LEGISLATION

  • New BSI Kritis Regulation in Effect since 1 January

CASE LAW

  • ECJ: Health Data Requires its own Legal Basis
  • Federal Court of Justice Affirms Claim for Information Vis-à-vis Co-Shareholders in Investment Company
  • Federal Fiscal Court: Insolvency Administration has no Right to Information from the Tax Office
  • Suhl Labour Court: Data Disclosure by Unencrypted E-Mail is Illegal

REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

  • Fine of EUR 32 Million Against Amazon Due to Employee Monitoring
  • Fine of EUR 10 Million Against Yahoo for Cookies
  • Fine of EUR 40,000 Against Amazon for Late Access to Information
  • Fine of EUR 407,000 Against the British Ministry of Defence for Disclosing Data of Arghan Local Staff

OPINIONS

  • Google Chrome Eliminates Third-Party Cookies

The Privacy Ticker is available for download in the section below or under this link.


DOWNLOADS

Privacy Ticker January 2024_ADVANT Beiten.pdf

pdf

DOWNLOAD

Experts

Andreas_Lober_ADVANT Beiten

Dr Andreas Lober

Rechtsanwalt

Partner

Susanne_Klein_ADVANT Beiten

Susanne Klein

Rechtsanwältin, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Nord)

Partner

Fabian Eckstein_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Fabian Eckstein

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)

Senior Associate

Lennart_Kriebel_ADVANT Beiten

Lennart Kriebel

Rechtsanwalt

Senior Associate

Jason Komninos_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Jason Komninos

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law

Senior Associate

Mathias_Zimmer-Goertz_ADVANT Beiten

Mathias Zimmer-Goertz

Rechtsanwalt

Partner

Christian Frederik_Döpke_Experte_ADVANT Beiten

Christian Frederik Döpke

Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., LL.M.

Senior Associate

Birgit Münchbach_ADVANT Beiten

Dr Birgit Münchbach

Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and Information Technology Law

Partner

Katharina_Mayerbacher_ADVANT Beiten

Katharina Mayerbacher

Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Rheinland)

Partner