Data

Data protection law: associations have license to sue

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

ECJ: Platforms obliged to cooperate in tax cases

By Falk Steiner

Ulrich Kelber – a drag shoe at the ready

By Redaktion Table

Health Data Space: Experts plead for one-stop shop

The EU Commission is still wrestling with a legal framework for the European Health Data Space. In this hot phase, the experts of the TEHDAS Joint Action are publishing one report after another to support the Commission in its efforts. In doing so, they advocate for one point of contact for health data per member state.

By Eugenie Ankowitsch

EU Commissioner for Justice Reynders targeted with spy software

By Falk Steiner

Musk proposes Twitter Blue subscription shake-up

By Redaktion Table

Data Governance Act receives large majority

By Falk Steiner

NRW consumer center sues Google over cookie banner

By Redaktion Table

Shortcomings in data protection: Commission takes action against Berlin

By Redaktion Table

Data retention: another no from the ECJ – with a big but

The data retention of connection data for all mobile connections and location data, which has been controversial for years, once again had to be decided by the European Court of Justice. The ECJ judges further specified why general data retention is impermissible – but at the same time they opened up some major loopholes.

By Falk Steiner