Privacy Ticker September 2023

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

Topics in this issue are:

Case Law

• Regional Labor Court of Saxony: Deputy Data Protection Officers also Benefit from Special Protection against Dismissal
• Higher Regional Court of Hamm: Advertising Messages via Social Media Portal Illegal Without Consent
• Regional Court of Bielefeld: Copying a Personal Identity Card doead not Justify Non-Material Damages
• Regional Court of Kleve: Extraneous Motives Lead to Abuse of Rights in the Case of Right of Access

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• TikTok Fined EUR 345 Million
• Google Pays USD 93 Million Regarding Location Data in California
• Fine of EUR 100,000 for Advertising Text Messages Without Consent

Opinions

• German Data Protection Conference Publishes Application Guidance to EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Handout of Data Protection Authorities on the Use of Microsoft 365

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