Privacy Ticker July 2025

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

Topics in this issue are:

Changes in Legislation

• EU Platform for Online Dispute Resolution Shut Down

Case Law

• Administrative Court of Cologne Allows Federal Government to use Facebook
• Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt: Mandatory Provisioning of E-Mail Address or Mobile Number for Purchasing Train Ticket Unlawful
• Regional Court of Leipzig: Compensation of EUR 5,000 for Data Protection Violations by Meta Business Tools
• Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth: Social Network must Provide Information on Data in Tracking Tools and on Third-Party Websites
• Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg: Burden of Proof for Data Protection Claims in Civil Proceedings

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• Spain: EUR 1.38 Million Fine Against Energy Supplier due to Errors in Data Reconciliation

Opinions

• Federal Network Agency sets up AI Service Desk
• EDPB in Favor of Strenghtening and Simplifying the GDPR
• Federal Office for Information Security Publishes Criteria for the Use of Generative AI in the Federal Administration

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