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Notifications of data security breaches

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • February 6 2007

The Data Protection Directive is implemented in Germany through the Federal Data Protection Act (“Bundesdatenschutzgesetz”). Section 9 of the Federal Data Protection Act states that data processors and data controllers must take adequate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data

German Data Protection Authority issues 36,000 fine against Lidl for collection of employee health data

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • August 31 2009

On August 19, 2009, the state DPA in North Rhine-Westphalia fined a subsidiary of the discount supermarket chain Lidl 36,000 (approximately $51,000) for illegally keeping records of employee health data

Storing and screening employee emails abroad

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • Germany, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • February 25 2008

This Update sets forth new considerations for email policies in the United States due to the NLRB’s recent ruling in Guard Publishing

Regional Appeal Court refuses to apply copyright levies to computer printers

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • June 4 2007

The Regional Appeal Court of Düsseldorf has decided that computer printers cannot be subject to copyright levies under German Law

German Federal Supreme Court holds online searches of computers illegal

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • June 4 2007

On 31 January 2007 (file number StB 1806) the German Federal Supreme Court (the “Bundesgerichtshof”, in short the “BGH”) ruled that the secret online search of suspects’ computers is illegal, since current law does not provide a legal basis for such prosecution measure

The new regulations regarding employee data protection complicate ensuring the company’s internal compliance

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • August 26 2009

Directors and managers are in danger of being personally liable if they do not take suitable measures to ensure compliance, especially to avoid corruption and other economic crimes

First German study about costs of data breach published

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • May 8 2009

In February 2009, the Ponemon Institute published the results of its inaugural study "Germany - 2008 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach."

Deutsche Telekom issues first data protection report

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • May 15 2009

As a consequence of the data protection scandals at Deutsche Telekom AG over the last few years, the company is committed to reviewing these incidents by publishing an annual data protection report

Transfer of patient data for invoicing purposes is unlawful

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • February 6 2009

On December 10, 2008, the German Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht: Az.: B 6 KA 3707 R) issued a ground-breaking decision in the health insurance sector

EU Commission brings suit against Germany

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • April 18 2008

On November 22, 2007, the European Commission brought before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) an action against the Federal Republic of Germany for failure to fulfil its obligations under the second sentence of Article 28(1) of Directive 9546EC (Case C-51807), which requires national data protection authorities (DPAs) to be independent

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