Author: Oliver Gönner
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Google Analytics violates the GDPR (in Austria)
Google Analytics violates the GDPR (in Austria) We would like to inform you about current media reports (e.g. Heise) on the possibility of using Google Analytics: According to the Data Protection Authority of the Republic of Austria, the use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR. Although the Austrian authority considers the use of Google Analytics…
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Managing directors are personally liable for damages resulting from data protection violations (OLG Dresden)
The Dresden Higher Regional Court has ruled that managing directors are personally liable for data protection violations as responsible parties alongside the GmbH.
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Privacy Shield successor in sight
Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework prepares the groundwork after the Privacy Shield Agreement lapses due to the ECJ’s Schrems II ruling. US clouds should thus soon be able to be used reliably again.
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ECJ: Storing of IP addresses
The storage of IP addresses represents a serious encroachment on the fundamental rights of users. Internet users may always expect that the protection of their identity is preserved and, as a matter of principle, not revealed. For companies, this decision means that storing the full IP address in server logs is illegal. A legitimate interest…
