BDSG: If consent is not given for the sale of address data, the sale is invalid and the contracting parties have no contractual claims.
OLG Karlsruhe: The requirement of written consent to the disclosure of personal data set out in Section 4a BDSG fulfills a protective and warning function.
The BGH submits questions on the ePrivacy Directive to the ECJ.
This primarily concerns the information on the use of cookies.
OVG Berlin-Brandenburg: Dentist may use a video camera to monitor her treatment rooms, but not her reception area and waiting room.
The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has admitted dashcam footage as evidence in a damages claim.
LG Cologne: Unitymedia may not convert its customers’ routers into a public hotspot without express consent.
Employers are not allowed to secretly and permanently monitor their employees with keyloggers.
This is not permitted under the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
ECJ: The Data Protection Directive does not prevent the disclosure of personal data of minors for the pursuit of civil claims.
The Federal Council approved a legislative resolution on May 12, 2017.
This will allow the use of fully automated cars on German roads.
The Amazon Dash Button has also been available in Germany since 2016.
Consumers should exercise caution from a data protection perspective.
