15.07.2021 • WhatsApp The European Data Protection Committee (EDSA) has rejected the application of the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) to impose definitive measures to prevent data exchange between WhatsApp and Facebook. He did not consider this question to be urgent. Other forms of regulation, e.g. warning Facebook to process … Read more
The Hildesheim District Court recently had to deal with the question of who is responsible for the deletion of data on old devices. With Judgment of 05.10.2020 (Az. 43 C 145/19) a company was sentenced to pay damages in the amount of 800 euros. The reason for this was the failure to delete personal data … Read more
Clubhouse also uses a controversial method for viral distribution, which was already the basis of WhatsApp’s rapid growth. After installing the app and activating the invitation, the app requests access to all entries in the contacts address book of the iPhone used. This practice was heavily criticized by data protectionists in Europe on WhatsApp, because … Read more
Two billion monthly active users worldwide; 33.4 million in Germany alone, 93 percent of 30-49 year olds and even 98 percent of 18-29 year olds have installed the app in Germany. These impressive numbers reflect the reach, but above all the influence, WhatsApp has. And not just on a private level. More and more companies … Read more
We would like to thank the numerous participants in the event at the IHK Ostwestfalen zu Bielefeld on November 20, 2020. Lawyer Marcus Beckmann gave a lecture on “Warning – Changes by the law to strengthen fair competition “. You can find the presentation at Slideshare, where you can also download it as a PDF: … Read more