Data law

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Data Act: BDI calls on German government to act
The Federation of German Industries (BDI) is calling on the German government to do more for the interests of German industry in the negotiations on the Data Act. For the German industry, it is essential “that the German government promptly agrees on a clear negotiating mandate for the EU Data Act and contributes constructively and […] continue reading →
EU-US data flow: draft adequacy decision to be adopted
In the coming days, the EU Commission will present its proposal for an adequacy decision within the framework of the so-called EU-US Data Privacy Framework. This is to be the prerequisite for companies to be able to transfer personal data subject to the GDPR to the USA in the future with legal certainty. The spokesperson […] continue reading →
Data Act: dispute over deadlines and functional equivalence
Rapporteur Adam Bielan (ECR) has warned the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) that the Data Act will reduce the range of cloud services in the EU to the lowest common denominator. Regarding functional equivalence, for example, “we have to decide whether we focus on imposing additional obligations on the provider to make it easier for the […] continue reading →
ECJ: Citizens must be able to easily delete personal data
Deleting a large amount of personal data from directories such as telephone books could become much easier in the future. If telephone providers passed on customer data to other providers and search engines, they must also ensure that entries are deleted there if customers ask them to do so. They do not have to be […] continue reading →
Quick Freeze: Faeser considers Bushman draft on data retention insufficient
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser considers the alternative to the controversial data retention proposed by Justice Minister Marco Buschmann to be insufficient. “The Quick Freeze procedure newly regulated in the draft can be used as an accompanying instrument in specific cases and provide important investigative findings,” the SPD politician said on Tuesday in response to […] continue reading →
Data protectionists criticize chat surveillance proposal
The EU wants to better combat Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on the Internet. To this end, it also wants to be able to read private chats. Concerns have now been expressed by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which have submitted a joint opinion. There had previously […] continue reading →
Luxembourg data protection regulator introduces GDPR-CARPA certification
In the future, Luxembourg-based data processors will be able to subject themselves to a certification mechanism. This is intended to certify highly GDPR-compliant data processing.At a conference on Tuesday, the Luxembourg data protection supervisory authority Commission nationale pour la protection des données (CNPD) presented its GDPR-CARPA mechanism. This makes the Grand Duchy’s data protection regulator […] continue reading →
ECJ: processing of passenger data ‘limited to what is strictly necessary’
The processing of passenger data by EU states must be limited to what is absolutely necessary for the fight against terror, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice. In addition, the European high court made it clear in Tuesday’s ruling that the processing of data on flights within the EU violates EU […] continue reading →
Carlo Piltz: the data protection consultant
Originally, Carlo Piltz wanted to study business informatics. A computer and programming enthusiast, he took a look at the study guides when he was still at school. “That’s when I saw that business informatics involved a lot of math. Well, not so great after all. Then I’ll just take law after all,” he recalls about […] continue reading →
David Schönwerth – not afraid of data
David Schönwerth lived most of his life in Stuttgart, less than 100 kilometers from the French border. But the first time he really came to France – apart from a day trip to Strasbourg – was for his master’s degree in public policy at Sciences Po in Paris. Schönwerth, who is also a member of […] continue reading →
The data privacy advisor
“Why didn’t I become a classic lawyer? They like to argue too much and have to represent their clients’ points of view in court that they wouldn’t represent themselves,” explains Steffen Weiß. It’s different for him. Although he is also a lawyer, as Legal Counsel Data Protection at the Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (GDD) […] continue reading →
Manuel Höferlin – digital policy with technical expertise
Manuel Höferlin left his first digital traces back in 1993 in the early days of the WWW. Back then, as a law student, the now 49-year-old was hanging out in Usenet groups, where he exchanged ideas with like-minded people about technical details of the Internet. At the time, Höferlin set up one of the first […] continue reading →
EU’s Vestager assessing if tech giants should share telecoms network costs
Tech giants such as Google, Meta and Netflix may have to bear some of the cost of Europe’s telecoms network, Europe’s digital chief Margrethe Vestager said on Monday, following EU telecoms operators’ complaints.“I think there is an issue that we need to consider with a lot of focus, and that is the issue of fair […] continue reading →
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. continue reading →
ECJ: Platforms obliged to cooperate in tax cases
Tax authorities are allowed to request tax-relevant data from online platforms if this data relates to the local jurisdiction of the authority. This was the decision of the European Court of Justice in yesterday’s ruling on three questions referred by the Belgian Constitutional Court.At the end of 2016, the Brussels Region had obliged the providers […] continue reading →
TADPF: Data protection authorities formulate key points
In a decision published yesterday, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) welcomed the political agreement for a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF). The new regulation on a legal basis for the transfer of personal and person-related data from the EU to the US had been approved a few days ago on the sidelines of Joe […] continue reading →
Shortcomings in data protection: Commission takes action against Berlin
The EU Commission is taking action against Germany for shortcomings in data protection. The Brussels-based authority announced on Wednesday that it had decided to initiate so-called infringement proceedings. Specifically, the case involves the fact that Germany has not yet notified the EU Commission of measures to implement the EU directive on data protection in law […] continue reading →
Data Governance Act receives large majority
It was the last necessary step, and now the compromise reached in the trialogues on the Data Governance Act (DGA) has been adopted in the European Parliament. With 501 votes in favor, just 12 against, and 40 abstentions, the first building block of the data strategy has thus also formally passed the procedure.Rapporteur Angelika Niebler […] continue reading →