Privacy and Data Protection Blog

Debeka, the German Insurance company, had to pay 1.3 million Euros in fines for violating data protection requirements.

Tge Mexican Authority (IFAI) initiated a legal proceeding against Google Mexico for the protection of civil rights.

Hamburg Officer for Data Protection and Freedom of Information issued an order that commits Google to make changes on their privacy conduct.

According to a recent judgment of the Regional Court for Bonn, an obligation exists to check the spam folder of business email accounts on a daily basis.

In a ruling on the costs of warnings about illegal downloads in Germany, the Federal Supreme Court expressed its views.

The Administrative Court of Schleswig in Germany ruled that website operators of Facebook fan pages cannot be held liable under data privacy law.

Banks, and data protection officers often refer to the need for bank secrecy with regard to the protection of personal data in bank accounts.

This is the highest fine that the FTC has ever imposed: Google has approved a corresponding settlement with the U.S. regulatory authority FTC.