The Federal Court of Justice had wanted to see it differently, but now the judges in Luxembourg have clarified the matter: member states may grant qualified organizations such as consumer associations standing to sue in the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation. The ruling provides another building block in enforcement – and one industry, in particular. It is likely to feel the consequences soon.
By Falk Steiner
For weeks, this has been the subject of much excited commentary: Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has made a takeover bid for Twitter. Now the offer seems successful – but the self-proclaimed free speech activist is buying a platform that will be subject to even more regulation in the future.
By Falk Steiner
The upcoming trilogue on the Digital Services Act on April 22 is supposed to be the final one, and the players are actually in agreement on that: two days before the second round of the French presidential elections, a signal is supposed to go out that Europe is capable of acting. However, the questions that are still unanswered are a tough one.
By Falk Steiner
For years, Chinese and international companies were able to grow almost unregulated. China's data protection act is intended to prevent that in the future. New data rules have massive consequences for international companies: from data trading centers to surveillance. Data transfer in particular is affected. From algorithms to data laws to hacker attacks - current China data protection news from the Table.editorial team.
