Data protection and infection control measures are not mutually exclusive, state the German data protection supervisory authorities together. Many employers and employees are now faced with new questions. To what extent and under what circumstances may or must health data be exchanged at all?

The Higher Administrative Court of Münster ruled on February 5th, 2020 that Gmail is not a telecommunications service. Gmail can therefore be seen as classic order processing and is therefore subject to the special requirements of the GDPR. In the following blog article, we’ll tell you what you have to do to use Gmail in a GDPR-compliant manner.

At its meeting on January 29, 2020 in Brussels, the European Data Protection Committee (EDPB) passed the guideline on the GDPR-compliant use of video surveillance by a large majority. The supervisory authorities of the EU member states are once again focusing on the principles of proportionality. Every video surveillance represents a clear encroachment on the personal rights of those affected, which is why the operator of the video surveillance system must always have a “legitimate interest”.

The software manufacturer Microsoft officially ended support for its Windows 7 operating system on January 14, 2020. Many companies could soon become victims of cyber attacks. You can find out why the end of support not only entails IT security risks, but also possible GDPR fines for your company, in our blog article.