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    29.05.2024

    Privacy Ticker May 2024

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

    Topics in this issue are:

    CHANGES IN LEGISLATION

    • AI Act Adopted
    • New Digital Laws (DDG and TDDDG) in Force

    CASE LAW

    • ECJ Authorises the International Transfer of Evidence from Encrochat
    • Administrative Court of Berlin: GDPR Information Does Not Have to Be Provided in the Simplest Possible Form
    • Regional Labour Court of Mainz: No GDPR Compensation for Delayed Information Pursuant to Art. 15 GDPR

    REGULATORY INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

    • Fine fo EUR 14 Million Against Avast for Unauthorised Data Disclosure

    OPINIONS

    • Guidelines by German Data Protection Conference on Artificial Intelligence
    • State of Lower Saxony Uses Microsoft Teams After Coordination with Data Protection Authority

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    Christian Frederik Döpke
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    Fabian Eckstein
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    Susanne Klein
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    Jason Komninos
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