Privacy Ticker February 2023

The February 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-U.S. Collaboration for Development of AI

Case Law

• Federal Constitutional Court: Police Act of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Part Unconstitutional
• Admin Court of Hanover: Amazon Data Collection in Lower Saxony Legal
• ECJ: Activity as Works Council Member and Data Protection Officer not Generally Impossible
• Federal Administrative Court: Analysis of Digital Data Carriers Inadmissible in Asylum Proceedings
• Federal Constitutional Court: Use of Data Analysis Software by Police Unconstitutional

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• French Data Protection Authority Imposes EUR 3 Million Fine on Voodoo
• Irish Data Protection Authority: WhatsApp Fines EUR 5.5 Million for Incorrect Legal Basis
• Italian Data Protection Authority Prohibits Use of Chatbot Replika

Opinions

• European Data Protection Board Publishes Report on Cookie Banners
• DSK Evaluates Possibilities of Access by Third Country Public Bodies

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