Privacy Ticker June 2023

The June 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:

Changs in Legislation

• Alternative to Cookie-Banners:Draft Regulation on Consent Management

Case Law

• ECJ: In the Case of Data Disclosure Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR Data Protection Rights of Employees must be Respected
• Federal Court of Justice on the Right to be Forgotten by Google
• Regional Court of Cologne: Unlawful Data Transfer to Google on Telekom Website
• Federal Labour Court: Chair of the Works Council Cannot be Data Protection Officer

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• EUR 40 Million Fine in France Imposed on Online Advertising Service Provider Criteo
• Spotify Fined EUR 4.9 Million
• USD 20 Million Fine Imposed on Microsoft for Xbox Accounts
• EUR 300,000 Fine Against Bank for Lack of Transparency over Automated Rejection of a Credit Card Application
• EUR 7.6 Million Fine on Italian Telecommuniations Company

Opinions

• Chat GPT Operator must Answer to List of Questions by Data Protection Authorities
• European Data Protection Board Published Guidelines on the Calculation of GDPR Fines

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