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German DPA Issues Guidance on Schrems II and the Transfer of Personal Data to Non-EU Countries

By Annette Demmel and Mareike Lucht on Posted in EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, Germany
Since the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) decided in its Schrems II ruling that the Privacy Shield is no longer valid and that  EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) can no longer be used without extra scrutiny and require the implementation of additional security measures by both the EU data exporter and the US … Continue Reading

Complimentary Webinar: Privacy and Employee Surveys in Germany

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in GDPR, Germany, Webinar
Maintaining a positive and productive work environment helps retain valued employees and aids in recruiting new talent, ultimately saving costs and providing an advantage over competitors. To monitor employee satisfaction organizations are increasingly turning to conducting workplace surveys. On June 16, 2020 at 4:00p CEST  Annette Demmel and Tarek Hajj-Khalil of our Data Privacy & … Continue Reading

Anonymization of Personal Data with Focus on Traffic Data:  First Public Consultation Procedure by the Federal German Data Protection Office

By Mareike Lucht, Annette Demmel and Rosa Barcelo on Posted in GDPR, Germany
On February 10, 2020, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) initiated its first public consultation procedure on the anonymization of personal data, with a particular focus on providers of electronic communication services.  As the European Commission Communication in A European Strategy for Data recognized, anonymized data may be used … Continue Reading

Compliance to PSD2 and GDPR – A New Challenge

By Andreas Fillmann on Posted in GDPR, Germany
The revised EU’s Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will both come in force in 2018. Seemingly unconnected, these two regulatory initiatives share a common goal– putting customers in control of their own personal data and keeping that personal data safe. PSD2  is an update to the original Payment Service … Continue Reading

Survey of the National GDPR Implementation Laws of Key Member States

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Belgium, Czech Republic, EU, France, GDPR, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, UK
While the GDPR compliance clock is ticking for companies, EU Member States have also been preparing for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) which will become enforceable on May 25, 2018. The GDPR will be directly applicable in all EU Member States without the need for implementing national laws. However, apart from … Continue Reading

Germany Passes New Federal Data Protection Act (Datenschutz-Anpassungs- und -Umsetzungsgesetz EU)

By Annette Demmel on Posted in GDPR, Germany
On June 30, 2017, Germany passed its new Federal Data Protection Act (Datenschutz-Anpassungs- und -Umsetzungsgesetz EU), the Act. The Act implements the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will enter into force on 25 May 2018. It will replace the former German Data Protection Act (BDSG), which has been in force for nearly four … Continue Reading
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