Privacy Ticker December 2023

The December issue of our Privacy Ticker deals with changes in legislation, the current case law , regulatory investigations and enforcement actions and opinions.

Topics in this issue are:

Changes in Legislation

• EU: Agreement on the Final Version of the AI Act
• German Parliament Adopts Electronic Patient File

Case Law

• ECJ: Non-material Damages Already in Case of Fear of Data Misuse
• ECJ Confirms Admissibility of Fines Against Legal Persons
• ECJ: SCHUFA Scoring Generally Prohibited
• ECJ: SCHUFA May Store Information Relating to the Granting of a Discharge from Remaining Debts for a Maximum of 6 Months
• Regional Labour Court of Düsseldorf: No Compensation for Delayed Data Access
• Higher Regional Court of Cologne: Data Transfer to Google Inadmissible Despite EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Federal Fiscal Court: Tax Office May Analyze Account Statements of a Lawyer

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• Fine of EUR 1.7 Million Against Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration

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