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Data protection issues in dealing with the coronavirus The current pandemic is forcing governments and companies to make quick and far-reaching decisions. Due to this rapid development, we want to keep you up to date with the latest developments in data protection so that

Use of external data protection officers The data protection officer (DPO) is a sought-after specialist. Under the GDPR, the data protection officer has a key role to play in companies when it comes to protecting the rights and freedoms of data subjects - and therefore the

New software release for GDPR data protection 2B Advice, global provider of technology-enabled compliance and risk management services, announces the release of the latest version of our 2B Advice PrIME data protection compliance and management software - version 7.0.

GDPR Article 15 When was the last time a data subject asked you to disclose the personal data you process? Data subjects are increasingly aware that they have been given new rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to

Introducing a successful erasure concept in companies The GDPR has added the right to be forgotten to the right to erasure. This means that, in accordance with Article 17 GDPR, there is no legal difference between the right to erasure and the right to be forgotten.

GDPR imposes fines so far As 2019 draws to a close, it remains to be noted that momentum has increased in terms of fines for breaches of the GDPR. Since the introduction of the GDPR in May 2018, the number of reports of

What the new opinion of the CJEU AG means for international data transfers On Thursday, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published his opinion on data transfers in the so-called "Schrems II" case. Why are international

Employee Data Protection Act by R. Olschewski The handling of certificates of incapacity for work in companies poses particular challenges for companies and data protection officers due to the special sensitivity of the information. As the issuing body, i.e. the (specialist) doctor, is identifiable, it may be possible to draw conclusions about the

Time's Up for Turkey In Turkey, intensive work is underway to implement the Turkish Data Protection Act, as companies above a certain size and turnover must register their data processing activities in the online registration system (VERBIS) by the end of September. The Turkish data protection supervisory authority