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    30.04.2026

    Privacy Ticker April 2026

    The April 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

    • Federal Court of Justice: Right to Information cannot be Asserted as a Derivative Right by Third Parties
    • Administrative Court of Düsseldorf: transport Encryption for E-Mails is Generally Sufficient
    • Regional Court of Krefeld: No Compensation for Zero-Day Exploit

    Regulatory investigations and enforcement actions

    • Italy: Fine of EUR 31.8 Million Against Bank for Unauthorized Access to Customer Data
    • Italy: Fine of EUR 17.6 Million Against Bank for Passing on Customer Data
    • Spain: Fine of EUR 950,000 for Inadmissible Processing of Biometric Data

    Opinions

    • EDPB Publishes DPIA Template
    • Federal Council: Statement on Data Protection Regulations in the “Digital Omnibus”
    • EDPB: Guidelines on the Processing of Personal Data for Scientific Research Purposes

    The Privacy Ticker is available under this link or in the download area below.

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    Dusseldorf
    Christian Frederik Döpke
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., LL.M.
    Senior Associate
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Fabian Eckstein
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melit.)
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Mirjam Kaiser
    Rechtsanwältin
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Susanne Klein
    Rechtsanwältin, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Nord)
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Jason Komninos
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M., Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Lennart Kriebel
    Rechtsanwalt
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Dr Andreas Lober
    Rechtsanwalt
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    Munich
    Katharina Mayerbacher
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Information Technology Law, external data protection officer (certified by TÜV Rheinland)
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    Munich
    Dr Birgit Münchbach
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and Information Technology Law
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    Hamburg
    Jan-Dierk Schaal
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law
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    Mathias Zimmer-Goertz
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