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After the entry into force of the GDPR, young people under the age of 16 in Germany need the consent of their parents to use services such as WhatsApp or Facebook. This is explicitly regulated in Article 8 of the GDPR. Scope of Article 8 GDPR and definition of the term “information society service”. Article… more »
Photo ban at school festivals – Taking photos at public events – What is still allowed after the entry into force of the GDPR? Will we no longer have souvenir photos of our children from school festivals in the future? A high school graduation ceremony, a theater performance or a music event completely without souvenir… more »
What actually are technical and organizational measures (TOMs)? What do they mean for small businesses? The term technical and organizational measures (TOMs) has been newly coined by the GDPR. In addition, the GDPR has brought about or also changed many new terms. Consent, personal data, data protection officer, etc. we know. Procedure directories are now… more »
Are you the owner of a Facebook fan page? Then you should be aware that, according to the new ECJ ruling of June 5, 2018, the use of social networks entails a data protection responsibility for the fan page operator. The latter must comply with all the obligations defined in the GDPR. What is also… more »
On December 15, 2017, the agreement between the EU Parliament, Commission and Council on the amendment of the currently valid 4th Money Laundering Directive took place. The imminent enactment as well as the promulgation of the 5th Money Laundering Directive is to be implemented into national law with a deadline within 18 months (i.e. with… more »
GDPR – Data Processing in the Context of Employment What do I have to pay attention to as an employee/employer? Today we want to address the question of what the GDPR actually means for HR professionals: The new provisions of the GDPR and the new German Data Protection Act primarily affect company agreements and employment… more »
The so-called “right to be forgotten” Today there are things worth knowing about the “right to be forgotten” in Article 17 of the GDPR. We will show you reasons when personal information must be deleted. The “right to be forgotten” includes the obligation to delete the data of the data subject upon request. When is… more »
The time has come! Who would have thought that this topic of data protection, which has also been taken seriously up to now, but then nevertheless treated stepmotherly, would develop such media clout. There is a lot of discussion and writing. Especially about what situations are now covered by the data protection law and the… more »
Rectification of the five-week-old EU blacklist European Union Finance Ministers today agreed to remove 8 countries from the said list, barely 5 weeks after the publication of the EU blacklist of tax havens. These are Panama, Barbados, Grenada, South Korea, Macao, Mongolia, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, which had made “high-level commitments” to the… more »
EU blacklist of tax havens As already announced in our last entry, we would like to take a closer look at some events that we considered noteworthy from a compliance perspective in 2017. Due to its topicality, today’s topic is the new blacklist of tax havens published by the EU on 5 December 2017. First… more »