How small and medium-sized companies can easily protect themselves against data protection mishaps Small and medium-sized companies generally have very limited resources for data protection and are also unable to deploy their own specialists for this topic. But how can I still protect myself against expensive legal disputes and data protection violations under the GDPR […]
A company does not have much time to respond to data protection requests. If a former applicant wants to know whether their data has been stored, this must be answered “without delay”. According to the DPA and GDPR, a request for information from an employer must be answered immediately, and in any case within one […]
According to the Data Protection Act, companies are required to securely delete personal data of customers, but also of employees. This requires a concept according to which the deletions can be carried out in compliance with the Data Protection Act. Since this often involves various applications and databases, a concept should be in place that […]
In Switzerland as well as in Germany and France, Microsoft 365 in particular is currently being criticised by data protection authorities. Last November, for example, the French Ministry of Education banned the use of the free Microsoft 365 offerings in schools on the grounds that they would violate the European General Data Protection Regulation (EU […]
The Data Privacy Framework – or Privacy Shield 2.0 – is the third attempt at a data protection agreement between the EU and the US, following the Safe Harbor scheme and the Privacy Shield. According to the European Data Protection Regulation EU-DSGVO, this new regulation is intended to ensure the protection of personal data transferred […]
The use of Google Analytics for the evaluation of access and user behaviour on websites continues to enjoy great popularity. But what about data protection? Can I continue to use this analysis tool without any problems? The answer is: No! After the ruling of the European Court of Justice in July 2020 on the invalidity […]
It is now known that violations of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be punished with fines by the data protection authorities of the EU member states: The fines can amount to up to 20 million EUR, or up to 4 percent of the global annual turnover. Up to now, it has been […]
Adrian Lobsiger, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), classifies the innovations of the new data protection law, which will come into force on 1.9.2023, and talks about where there is still a need for action and which changes are likely to be the most talked about. Netzwoche conducted an interview with him (German).
This fine is a clear sign. The Irish data protection authority has fined tech giant Meta 1.2 billion euros for violating EU rules for years when transferring data to the US. Never before has a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) cost a company so much. Facebook has been transferring data to the […]