Data Transfer to the USA – EU Commission confirms transatlantic EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On 10th of July 2023, the European Commission approved the transatlantic EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) via an…
Not every e-mail from a company in B2C is the same as unauthorized advertising
In its judgment of 4 May 2023 (C-300/21), the ECJ ruled that a significant interference with the protected…
ECJ Judgment – Non-Material Damages under GDPR
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, the question has arisen for…
ECJ Judgment: Access to the beneficial ownership register for the general public inadmissible without demonstration of a legitimate interest
In its judgment of 22 November 2022 in Joined Cases C-37/20 and C-601/20, the European Court of Justice…
Commission proposal to amend the EU Directive on consumer rights in respect of distance contracts for financial services
On 11.05.2022, the EU Commission published a proposal for a directive concerning distance contracts for financial services. The…
Are there hard times ahead for the use of Google Analytics & Co.?
It may be tempting to include the free “Google Analytics” on one’s own website, or to make use…
Open CESOP: The Commission’s new data collection frenzy
First, the bad news: The Commission has again looked more closely into cross-border (or more simply “XB”) payments…
PayTechLaw Top10 – The most clicked-on blog entries of 2018
We have finally digested the roast, scoffed all the tasty biscuits and properly disposed of the wrapping paper…
On the way to the financial cloud. Are cloud services full of “little fluffy clouds”?
On 8 November 2018, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) published a guidance notice…
Is nobody expecting the Spanish Inquisition? The scope of the right to information under Art. 15 GDPR
Art. 15 GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) stipulates in detail which rights of information a data subject can…