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A good German summary of the draft adequacy decision. The European Commission has published the long-awaited draft adequacy decision for data transfers from the EU to the U.S., after reviewing U.S. law and practice, including Executive Order 14086

California protects children's online data from exploitation by companies. In California, a new law will require that, going forward, Data Protection Impact Assessment determines how personal data which online services, products, and features are used by children, and what potential harms they may pose to children

If Google adheres to the GDPR? To anticipate, the answer to the initial question is: Yes, Google Analytics and data protection GDPR is compatible if an informed Consent of the users is obtained. How this looks in detail is explained in this

Privacy with Amazon's Alexa: How Secure Are We? Alexa is Amazon's digital voice assistant, whose software is built into dozens of smart speakers (e.g., Amazon Echo, Echo Dot). Alexa offers a range of features and capabilities, including smart

What information do companies need regarding the Whistleblower Directive? A storm in a teacup or an urgent need for action? Originally, the EU Whistleblower Directive was supposed to take effect by December 17, 2021. However, the legislative process has, in recent

Is Dropbox actually GDPR-compliant?I In the final part of our series on Cloud-Services, transfers to third countries, and data protection: we take a look at the provider Dropbox. This is also a U.S. company, which is why, before using it for the first time, Standard contractual clauses completed and supplementary

Data protection in company sales Is data protection important in M&A transactions? Or is it "nice to have" and can be neglected in favor of "hard" business facts? These questions can be answered quickly. Legally compliant data protection is definitely a business factor. In the event of violations

Are Amazon—Server GDPR-compliant? Cloud-Cloud computing is becoming increasingly popular. The leading providers in this market are all based in the U.S., including Amazon Web Services (AWS). Will personal data transferred from German and European companies to the United States, it is necessary to

Google Drive and GDPR Google Drive is one of the best-known file hosting services. Google Drive enables its users to save documents in the Cloudsharing files and collaborative editing of documents. Google Drive includes Google Docs,