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The Administrative Court of Hanover has ruled that the use of Google Tag Manager (GTM) without obtaining prior, informed user consent violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). The case, registered under VG Hannover 10 A 5385/22, involved a website operator who had implemented GTM on its […]
German data privacy authorities on Monday imposed a €45 million ($51.2 million) fine on multinational telecom giant Vodafone, citing misconduct by third-party sales agents and serious lapses in its customer authentication systems. The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) stated that Vodafone’s partner agencies orchestrated fraudulent transactions with customers. These agencies […]
Germany’s new coalition government is facing growing debate over the potential nationwide use of surveillance software developed by U.S.-based firm Palantir Technologies. According to the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the incoming government plans to enable police forces to perform automated data searches using standardized software. This move could open the door for […]
The future of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework—a key agreement allowing data transfers between Europe and the United States is once again facing uncertainty. Germany’s Interior Ministry has raised concerns about the stability of the agreement. These concerns come now that President Donald Trump is back in office. The ministry is worried about the direction […]
Co-founder Bastian Greshake Tzovaras confirmed that openSNP, the popular open-source platform for genetic data, will shut down and delete all of its data by the end of April. The decision comes amid growing concerns regarding data privacy, the collapse of 23andMe, and the increasing rise of authoritarian governments worldwide. OpenSNP’s Commitment to Data Privacy and […]