News - Page 3 of 8

The Liechtenstein Data Protection Authority describes the course of a data protection audit

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

Controllers and processors typically have an interest in avoiding data protection audits, or at least ensuring that they go as smoothly as possible. more...

Risk for health app operators: will data transfers to the US soon be prohibited under an ECJ judgment?

Category: data protection Industry: consumer goods, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

If the European Court of Justice overturns the EU-US Privacy Shield in an upcoming judgment, the US could become a no-go area for health apps from more...

Health care update: MDR moratorium, national legislation, COVID-19

Category: product liability , compliance Industry: healthcare Author: Miriam Schuh Date: 2020

European lawmakers have been prevailed upon to postpone the effective date of the MDR by one year, to 26 May 2021 more...

Germany: BGH issues decision on cookie consent based on CJEU Planet49 case

Category: data protection Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Date: 2020

Dr. Carlo Piltz on the German Federal Court of Justice ('BGH') "decision on the validity of consent for placing cookies on users' end devices when more...

Out of the home and into the office: data protection and going back to work

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: mobility, machine construction, consumer goods, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

The situation with coronavirus has improved somewhat and restrictions are now being lifted. But the lifting of these restrictions is creating new more...

Rules for the distribution of products for medical needs

Category: product liability Industry: healthcare Author: Miriam Schuh Date: 2020

The "SARS-CoV-2 Medicinal Products Supply Ordinance," which took effect on 22 April 2020, has so far attracted little attention. In fact, the more...

Legality of data protection inspections of at-home workstations

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: mobility, healthcare, machine construction, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

Many companies are currently arranging for their employees to work from home. The associated requirements in data protection law have been lowered in more...

reuschlaw White Paper: Data Protection for Working from Home and Using New Software

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

As a result of the coronavirus crisis, which has been continuing for a few weeks now, many companies are giving their employees the option of working more...

International: Privacy implications of Coronavirus tracking mobile apps

Category: data protection Industry: healthcare Date: 2020

Dr. Carlo Piltz on privacy implications of Coronavirus tracking mobile apps more...