Data protection law
Stuttgart Higher Regional Court admits dashcam as evidence
The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart has admitted dashcam footage as evidence in a damages claim.
Dennis Tölle
31. July 2017
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Category: Data protection law
Data protection law
Unitymedia may not turn customer routers into public hotspots
LG Cologne: Unitymedia may not convert its customers’ routers into a public hotspot without express consent.
Dennis Tölle
28. July 2017
Data protection law
BAG – Use of a keylogger in the employment relationship inadmissible
Employers are not allowed to secretly and permanently monitor their employees with keyloggers. This is not permitted under the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG).
Florian Wagenknecht
27. July 2017
Data protection law
ECJ on the disclosure of personal data of minors
ECJ: The Data Protection Directive does not prevent the disclosure of personal data of minors for the pursuit of civil claims.
Dennis Tölle
26. July 2017
Data protection law
Legislative resolution: green light for fully automated cars
The Federal Council approved a legislative resolution on May 12, 2017. This will allow the use of fully automated cars on German roads.
Dennis Tölle
23. June 2017
Data protection law
Data protection risk – Amazon’s Dash Button
The Amazon Dash Button has also been available in Germany since 2016. Consumers should exercise caution from a data protection perspective.
Dennis Tölle
19. June 2017
Data protection law
Children and WhatsApp – parents have a duty of control
If the child is given a smartphone with WhatsApp for permanent use, the parents have a duty of control and supervision.
Dennis Tölle
14. June 2017
Data protection law
Data protection – use of location data in augmented reality games
Data protection is becoming even more important with the new GDPR. But can it also be sufficiently observed in augmented reality games?
Dennis Tölle
8. June 2017
Data protection law
Cloud computing and the GDPR: More obligations for cloud providers
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) brings some changes for operators and users of cloud computing. Read about the most important changes here!
Dennis Tölle
30. May 2017
Data protection law
Retained data can be retrieved in future in the event of burglary
The German government wants to extend the list of offenses for which the police are allowed to request data. This should also include burglaries.
Dennis Tölle
24. May 2017