by Jutta-Sonja Oberlin and Lukas Lezzi 1 Introduction It is crucial for compliance of intra-group[1] data processing activities under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)[2] to answer the question as to whether such cooperation in data processing constitutes order processing…
Threat of fines also applies to public-sector undertakings
by Lana Dachlauer-Baron The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA) have come into force since 25 May 2018. In the meantime, all German federal states have also adapted their data protection acts (LDSG)…
ECHR: Mass surveillance by British secret service violated European Convention on Human Rights
by Peter Schaar On 13 September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg ruled that the mass surveillance of the British intelligence service GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) carried out in cooperation with the US National Security Agency…