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AI systems: German DPAs issue guidance on technical and organizational measures

On 17 June 2025, the German data protection authorities issued substantially revised guidance on technical and organizational measures for the development and operation of AI systems. Aimed at manufacturers and developers,...more

Germany: Draft for Employee Data Act issued

In October 2024, a new draft for a German Employee Data Act (Beschäftigtendatengesetz) was published. The draft aims on a comprehensive regulation of the processing of employee data prior, during, and after the termination of...more

NIS2 Directive: German government adopts draft NIS2 Implementation Act

The 17 October 2024 deadline for the national implementation of the NIS2 Directive is fast approaching, leaving only little time for the German legislature to finalize the necessary legislative measures. As a much anticipated...more

AI deployment: German DPAs issue guidance on data protection compliance

On 6 May 2024, the German data protection authorities (“DPAs”) issued an extensive guidance paper on the GDPR compliant deployment of artificial intelligence (“AI”) applications. This article summarizes the key findings of...more

Hamburg DPA issues optimistic stance on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more

International data transfers under scrutiny: German DPAs launch joint multi-state audits

At the beginning of the year, the German data protection authorities (DPAs) announced that they would take joint action to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the "Schrems II" case. On June 1,...more

German court drastically reduces GDPR fine

Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more

Germany: New case-law on immaterial damages for GDPR infringements

When it comes to infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the first thing that comes to mind are proceedings and fines imposed by the data protection authorities. It is often neglected that GDPR...more

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