The January 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:

Changes in Legislation

• EU Parliament passes Digital Services Act
• South Korea Classified as a Safe Third Country

Case Law

• German Federal Supreme Court: Operation of Physicians' Rating Portal Lawful
• German record Fine at the European Court of Justice
• Regional Labour Court of Cologne: Termination Without Notice due to Unauthorised Access to and Disclosure of Thirt-Party Data
• Regional Court Frankfurt: GDPR Information is not a Pre-Trial Discovery

Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Actions

• Fines of EUR 210 Million Imposed for Deficiencies in Cookie Settings
• Using Google Analytics unlawful?
• Italien Date Protection Authority Imposes Million-Euro Fine on Energy Group

Opinions

• Data Protection Conference: Guidance for TTDSG and Cookies
• EDPB Published Study on the Level of Data Protection in Russia, China and India

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