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GDPR: serious breach required to obtain damages

Category: data protection Industry: automotive, machine construction, consumer goods, healthcare Author: Dr. Carlo Piltz , Johannes Zwerschke Date: 2020

Mere discomfort is not enough for a damage claim under the GDPR. Rather, the data subject must establish a specific injury. more...

Can silence in a supplier relationship be construed as a threat and grounds for termination?

Category: contract law Industry: automotive Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Niklas Gatermann Date: 2020

Failure to provide information about possible supply freezes may constitute grounds for termination in certain cases more...

Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe classifies a touchscreen as an electronic device

Category: product liability , product safety Industry: automotive Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Thorsten Deeg Date: 2020

Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe classifies the touchscreen in Tesla vehicles as an electronic device in terms of the Road Traffic Regulations: do more...

Sharing Outlook calendars? Only with the Staff Council's approval!

Category: cybersecurity , data protection , compliance Industry: automotive, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Dr. Carlo Piltz , Johannes Zwerschke Date: 2020

Because sharing Outlook calendars with other employees may be used to monitor employees, co-determination by the Staff Council is required more...

Berlin data protection authority audits providers of video conferencing tools

Category: data protection Industry: automotive, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Dr. Carlo Piltz , Moritz zur Weihen Date: 2020

The Berlin data protection authority audited various providers of video conferencing tools and concluded that lawful use is impossible in many cases more...

New UN regulations for cybersecurity and software updates in the automotive industry

Category: cybersecurity , future law , product liability , product safety Industry: automotive, machine construction, railway Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Thorsten Deeg , Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

The UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations seeks to address growing cybersecurity risks with the adoption of two new UN more...

EU Commission prepares revision of the NIS Directive

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: automotive, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, railway Author: Philipp Reusch , Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

In addition to the IT Security Act 2.0, which is currently being prepared by the German government, new rules may soon be adopted at the European more...

Labor Court of Iserlohn: data breaches may lead to dissolution of the works council

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: automotive, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, railway Author: Dr. Carlo Piltz , Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

By Order of 14 January 2020 (Case. 2 BV 5/19), the Labor Court of Iserlohn ruled that violations of the GDPR could lead to dissolution of the works more...

New rules for Level 3 autonomous driving

Category: future law , product safety Industry: automotive Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Thorsten Deeg Date: 2020

The United Nations adopts new regulations for the approval of Level 3 autonomous driving more...