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Die Russmedia-Entscheidung des EuGH erweitert die Pflichten von Plattformbetreibern unter der DSGVO

Mit seiner Russmedia-Entscheidung (C-492/23, Große Kammer, 2. Dezember 2025) hat der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) grundlegend neu geregelt...

Germany Privacy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EU Proposes Sweeping Reforms To The GDPR, Cookie Rules, Data Act, And Breach Reporting

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission published two proposed regulations as part of its Digital Package on Simplification...

Germany Privacy

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Cybersecurity Laws And Regulations EU Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape: A Deep Dive Into The NIS2 Directive 2026

The Network and Information Systems Directive 2022/255 (NIS2) introduces tougher cybersecurity requirements across a broad range of industries...

Germany Technology

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Focus IT&C – 3rd Quarter 2025

The regulatory landscape remains highly dynamic: In this issue, we provide a concise overview of current developments in IT law and data protection...

Germany Privacy

OP

Oppenhoff

Trump vs. EU-US Data Privacy Framework?

Germany Privacy

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SKW Schwarz

400 EUR/per Person For Data Transfers To The USA?

Germany Privacy

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SKW Schwarz

Market Surveillance And AI: Who Will Monitor Whom In The Future?

Germany Technology

SS

SKW Schwarz

EU Fines EU?!: Alleged Unlawful Data-Transfer Dust-Up

European Union Privacy

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

5 Trends To Watch: 2025 EU Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

European Union Privacy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DSK Guidance Issued By German DPAs

Germany Privacy

PL

Pioneer Legal

Looking Ahead To The EU AI Act

European Union Privacy

CH

CMS Hasche Sigle

Data Protection And Cybersecurity Laws In Germany

Germany Privacy

CH

CMS Hasche Sigle

Six Years Of GDPR: Europe-Wide Analysis Shows Increasingly Dynamic Sanction Practices With Fines Totalling EUR 4.5 Billion

Germany Privacy

CH

CMS Hasche Sigle

ECJ Clarifies Further Questions On Compensation For Damages And Health Data

Germany Privacy

HK

HEUKING

Employer Of Record – New Technical Directive From The Employment Agency

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Service Within The UPC Regime: Best Practice And Strategies (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

The Hidden Risks Of 'Compliance With Applicable Law' Clauses In Financial Sector Outsourcing – When It Is Unclear Which Regulatory Framework Actually Applies To The Outsourced Service

Germany Compliance

DMR Legal

German Federal Court Of Justice Sets The Bar: New Evidence Standards When Limiting EU Freedoms In Civil Cases

Germany Litigation

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Cybersecurity Laws And Regulations EU Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape: A Deep Dive Into The NIS2 Directive 2026

Germany Technology

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

AI And Data Protection: Latest Guidance From Germany

AI technologies, especially Large Language Models (LLMs), are becoming integral to various applications, from customer service chatbots to complex analytical tools. However, their use raises significant data...

Germany Privacy

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Logan & Partners

Train, Don't Blame! Postal Marketing Under The GDPR

A recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling concerning a business-to-business (B2B) postal marketing case has found that a controller cannot avoid liability for compensation under the GDPR.

European Union Privacy

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William Fry

Maucher Jenkins Successful For ZAP Hosting's In Data Protection Dispute Before Münster District Court

Maucher Jenkins successfully represented the German web hosting company ZAP-Hosting GmbH & Co. KG against a claim for damages due to an alleged data protection breach before the District Court of Münster.

Germany Privacy

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Maucher Jenkins

Cybersecurity Comparative Guide

Cybersecurity Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Technology

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Generative Artificial Intelligence And GDPR's Transparency Obligations

Germany Privacy

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Fieldfisher

Permitted Private Use Of Workplace Recourses – Accessing Private Messages Of Employees

Germany Employment

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L&E Global

All Good Things Come In Threes: The New EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Worldwide Privacy

OP

Oppenhoff

Data Privacy Comparative Guide

Germany Privacy

CC

Clyde & Co (Deutschland) LLP

EU-US Data Privacy Framework: EU Commission Presents New Draft Decision

Worldwide Privacy

OP

Oppenhoff

The Countdown Has Begun: By 26 December 2022, All Old Standard Contractual Clauses Must Be Replaced By The New SCCs 2021

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

The Need For The Appointment Of "Representatives" Under European Digital Law

Germany Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Do Employees Need A Specific Data Privacy Law?

Germany Privacy

IL

Ius Laboris

Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF) - The Road Ahead

Worldwide Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Demand For Surveillance Software Is Increasing

Worldwide Privacy

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Need For The Appointment Of "Representatives" Under European Digital Law

European laws increasingly contain provisions on the mandatory appointment of "representatives"...

Germany Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Do Employees Need A Specific Data Privacy Law?

The German data protection authorities have called for a data protection law dealing specifically with employees.

Germany Privacy

IL

Ius Laboris

Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF) - The Road Ahead

The Internet and digitization are currently inconceivable without services from American companies. Data transfers to these companies can therefore hardly be avoided.

Worldwide Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Demand For Surveillance Software Is Increasing

The Future of Work Report 2021: Remote/Controlled shows that a majority of employers expect an increase in employee monitoring to develop in the post-COVID-19 world of working from home and hybrid working.

Worldwide Privacy

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Special Protection For German Data Protection Officers: European Court To Rule

Germany Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

GDPR Fine For Failure To Appoint An EU Representative

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DDPA) fined a nonEU website provider with 525,000 Euro for failure to appoint an EU representative according to Art. 27 GDPR.

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

The Draft Standard Contractual Clauses Proposed By The European Commission: Legal Certainty For International Data Transfers?

In November 2020, the European Commission released a new set of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for cross-border transfers of personal data for public consultation.

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

GDPR Representatives In The EU And The UK After Brexit

The turn of the year, with the Brexit transitional period ending, finally brought some clarity about the future of data flows between the EU and the UK.

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

EPrivacy Regulation: EU Member States Agree On A Position

On 10 February 2021, the EU Member States agreed on a position for revised rules on the privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications

European Union Privacy

MB

Mayer Brown

The EPrivacy Regulation – An Update

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

GDPR EU-Representative - For Companies Without EU Establishments

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

H&M Hit With A €35 Million Fine For GDPR Violations In Germany

Germany Privacy

PC

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz

€35 Million Fine Issued Under GDPR For Employee Monitoring And IT Security Failings In Germany

Germany Privacy

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Mayer Brown

First Official Guidance On International Data Transfers Post Schrems II – German Data Protection Authority Publishes Checklist And Action Items On International Data Transfers

European Union Privacy

RS

Reed Smith (Worldwide)

European Data Protection Board Forms Two New Taskforces To Address Schrems II Aftermath

European Union Privacy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CJEU Declares Privacy Shield Invalid - Consequences For The M&A-Practice

European Union Privacy

P

POELLATH

Please Check Your Temperature: Or Don't? Data Privacy Questions From Germany

Germany Privacy

IL

Ius Laboris

Disclosure Of Telecommunications Data To Security Agencies – Unconstitutional

Germany Media & IT

PC

Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz

COVID-19 Tracing App Released In Germany

Germany Coronavirus

MB

Mayer Brown

Zoom Video Conferencing: Data Privacy And Cybersecurity Implications

Germany Privacy

MB

Mayer Brown

COVID-19: FAQs For Employers Doing Business In Germany

Germany Coronavirus

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

GDPR Fines: Enforcement Practice Of The European Supervisory Authorities

European Union Privacy

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Germany Is Going To Specify Safety Expectations For Reimbursable Digital Health Applications

Germany Healthcare

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Hogan Lovells

Datenschutz und Datensicherheit: Quick-Check / Qualitäts-Check

Germany Privacy

SS

SKW Schwarz

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Forensic Data: Dos And Don'ts In Regulatory Investigations | Focus On Forensics (Video)

AM

Arendt & Medernach

Healthy Byte | What To Make Of The RFI From Congress's Privacy Working Group And Why You Should Comment (Video)

AB

Alston & Bird

Navigating NIS2 Compliance : Insights And Challenges From Hungary

VP

VJT & Partners

Spotlight On AI (Video)

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RDJ LLP

Data Privacy On The Metaverse – What Are The Issues? (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

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