General Data Protection Regulation Archive

31 Jul 2016

data it law July 2016: Artificial Intelligence and GDPR or the Legal Battle between Microsoft and U.S. Goverment

The overview of interesting Data & IT Law articles and news in July 2016!   Microsoft wins a case against U.S. Government on email privacy United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had ruled in favor
31 Dec 2015

Data & IT Law Monthly December 2015: Data Protection in China or EU General Data Protection Regulation

The overview of interesting Data & IT Law articles and news in December 2015!   The agreement on the General Data Protection Regulation compromise text After several years of negotiations and preparations, The Permanent Representatives Committee of the
30 Jun 2015

Data & IT Law Monthly: June 2015

The overview of interesting Data & IT Law articles and news in June 2015! One of the most interesting issues of the month is the development of the EU Data Protection Regulation. The article shows several points,
31 Jan 2015

Data & IT Law Monthly: January 2015

The overview of interesting Data & IT Law articles and news in January 2015!   Cloud computing contracts – traps to avoid The article deals with legal traps to avoid, when contracting a cloud provider. The author
28 Feb 2014

Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC

This article gives basic information and links about the Directive governing European data protection law.   Full name: Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals
21 Nov 2013

The right to be forgotten: 6 reasons for critique

It is a common feeling among young people – “it would be nice, if certain information was not available online”. They say – “I wish I hadn´t posted this”. Or even worse – “I wish my friend David
21 Oct 2013

Data Protection: Case law of European Court of Justice – Part II: exceptions, time period or cross-border transfer

The Article is a second part of an overview of the case-law of European Court of Justice in the area of data protection. These cases interpret the provisions of the Directive 1995/46/EC (full text available here, referred