Corruption, data protection, environmental violations: Whistleblowers uncover grievances and often take a high risk to do so. In Germany, they were not adequately protected – now, the European Court of Justice has sentenced Germany and other EU countries to fines.
By Redaktion Table
With its payment model, Meta has once again fueled a data protection debate. The European data protection supervisory authorities have issued a harsh verdict – the digital industry disagrees.
By Falk Steiner
For years, the Data Protection Regulation has lacked certainty about what the wording of the law actually means. There are reasons for this – and yet the current case of Facebook, in particular, holds potential for lasting clarification. Because there is a lot at stake for the industry and for the supervisory authorities.
By Falk Steiner
The Irish data protection regulator has sent its draft decision on Facebook to its counterparts in the EU. Meta could be prohibited from transferring EU data to the US. Yet that's unlikely to happen in the short-term. And the social media advertising giant's temporary shore of salvation is already in sight.
By Falk Steiner
