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German Federal Labor Court Ruling Facilitates Presentation of Evidence When Notice of Termination Is Served by Registered Mail

Germany’s Federal Labor Court (Das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) recently held that there is prima facie evidence that a so-called registered letter is generally posted in the mailbox within the usual local mail delivery times....more

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Private Nutzung von Internet und E-Mail am Arbeitsplatz: Endlich mehr Sicherheit für Arbeitgeber?

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Private Nutzung von Internet und E-Mail am Arbeitsplatz: Endlich mehr Sicherheit für Arbeitgeber? Nach bisheriger Auffassung der deutschen Datenschutzbehörden ist der Arbeitgeber bei gestatteter Privatnutzung von...more

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Pain and Suffering for a Data Breach? German Court Issues First Decision of Its Kind in Europe.

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A German Court has ordered pain and suffering damages as a result of a data breach, the first decision of its kind in Europe. According to the judgment, Scalable Capital has to pay the plaintiff, represented by consumer...more

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Employees’ Rights to Email Data in Germany Pursuant to Article 15 (3) GDPR

Employees may have a claim against their employers for access to information about all personal data processed by the employers pursuant to Article 15 (3), Sentence 1, of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection...more

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German Data Protection Authorities Want To Know What Companies Are Doing With Customer Data

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Several German Data Protection Authorities commence independent investigation of cross border transfers of personal data in violation of Schrems II...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bavarian DPA Holds SCCs Alone Not Enough for European Use of US Email Service

In a notable application of the European Court of Justice’s “Schrems II” decision, the data protection authority for the German state of Bavaria recently held that use by a German entity of US-based MailChimp (which use...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Trade Off Between Privacy and Convenience: Germany’s New Digital Mail Service

In a country renowned for protecting the privacy of its citizens, Germany has undertaken a pilot program that does just the opposite. In a trade off between privacy and convenience, German residents can now enroll in a...more

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New French Law Limits Work Email Outside of Business Hours

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A new French law establishes employees’ “right to disconnect” beginning January 3, 2017. The new law is an amendment included within a broader labor reform bill, the El Khomri Labor Law (after Labor Minister Myriam El...more

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Germany Issues Privacy Guidelines for Employer Access to Employee Email and Internet Use

Can employers look at the company email accounts of employees, such as when they do not show up to work? Can employers monitor employee Internet use during working hours? Can employers read employee emails if they use the...more

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Volkswagen refuses to share emails with the U.S. Investigators, citing privacy concerns

German auto manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) is reportedly using German privacy laws to resist turning over its top executives’ internal corporate emails and other communication materials to United States attorneys general and...more

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German Court: Google’s Gmail Is a Regulated Telecoms Service

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For the past five years, Google and the German telecommunications regulator, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur – BNetzA), have been arguing whether Google’s email service Gmail qualifies as a telecommunications...more

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