Press releases and information in English

Press releases and information in English

This page lists our press releases and information in English. We provide direct links to PDF documents.

Press releases and information

November, 29 2022

• Data Protection in the USA - current situation (PDF)

July, 15 2021

• Data exchange between WhatsApp and Facebook remains unregulated at European level (PDF)

June, 28 2021

• Farewell from the office of the HmbBfDI - End of the second and last term of Prof. Dr. Johannes Caspar (PDF)

June, 1 2021

• Coordinated investigation of international data transfers: Nationwide assesment of companies’ compliance about Schrems II decision of the European Court of Justice (PDF)

May 11, 2021

• Order of the HmbBfDI: Ban of further processing of WhatsApp user data by Facebook (PDF)

April 13, 2021

• Urgency procedure opened against Facebook in connection with the new WhatsApp terms of use (PDF)

February 25, 2021

• Digitization, Data Protection and pandemic - the Hamburg DPA presents the 29th Data Protection Activity Report 2020 (PDF)

February 2, 2021

• Hamburg DPA demands information about privacy protection from the operators of the Clubhouse app (PDF)

November 18, 2020

• Happy Birthday, Google Street View turns 10! A historical data protection review and outlook (PDF)

October 6, 2020

• ECJ ruling: Data retention reloaded (PDF)

October 1, 2020

• 35.3 Million Euro Fine for Data Protection Violations in H&M’s Service Center (PDF)

August 21, 2020

• Patient files in Büren without Data Protection - HmbBfDI lodges complaint to the Higher Administrative Court (PDF)

August 18, 2020

• Administrative Order on Information issued against Clearview AI - Transparent answers on data protection required! (PDF)

July 16, 2020

• Hard times for international data exchange - ECJ suspends Privacy Shield and confirms standard contractual clauses (PDF)

June 25, 2020

• BGH decision on Facebook confirms allegations of abuse of a dominant position (PDF)
• EU Commission presents evaluation report on the GDPR - missed opportunity to take action (PDF)

May 28, 2020

• Hamburg Police deletes the biometric database for facial recognition created in the course of the G20 investigations (PDF)

May 22, 2020

• GDPR evaluation after two years - Take the opportunity for changes! (PDF)

February 13, 2020

• Data Protection as fundamental right – big demand, long delivery time (Presentation of the 28th Annual Report 2019 of the Hamburg DPA) (PDF)

November 28, 2019

• Federal Constitutional Court rules in favour of the “Right to be forgotten” in online archives and extends the scope of data subject rights (PDF)

November 14, 2019

• Google Analytics and similar services can only be used with consent (PDF)

October 24, 2019

• Face recognition technology admissible without legal basis - Judgment paving the way to mass biometric data matching? (PDF)

October 23, 2019

• Court proceedings on the use of Face Recognition Software - What it is about today (PDF)

October 1, 2019

• Cookies also require consent in Germany (PDF)

September 13, 2019

• E-Scooter - the data travel with you (PDF)

August 26, 2019

• Automatic speech assistant systems - Implementation of data protection measures by Google and other providers required (PDF)

August 1, 2019

• Speech assistance systems put to the test - Data protection authority opens administrative proceedings against Google (PDF)

July 29, 2019

• ECJ confirms joint controllership for integration of third-party content on websites (PDF)

July 2, 2019

• Legal requirements for the use of dashcams (PDF)

May 31, 2019

• Federal Administrative Court stops Video Surveillance Improvement Act - National regulations on the privileged treatment of private video surveillance not applicable due to violation of European law (PDF)

May 23, 2019

• One year of GDPR between light and shade - Further efforts of all involved necessary (PDF)

February 21, 2019

• The protection of privacy as a challenge for the 21st century – digital development needs strong data protection (PDF)

February 7, 2019

• Busines practices that violate data protection regulations and a fair competition exclude each other (PDF)

June 5, 2018

• ECJ confirms the position of data protection authorities in Schleswig Holstein and Hamburg to Facebook and fan page operators (PDF)

March 2, 2018

• Higher Administrative Court confirms the prohibition of data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook (PDF)

January 11, 2018

• Conclusion of proceedings regarding Google’s privacy policy - HmbBfDI’s administrative order is valid (PDF)

October 25, 2017

• Legal opinion of the supervisory authorities regarding Facebook and fan page providers is confirmed (PDF)

April 25, 2017

• The prohibition of data sharing between Facebook and WhatsApp is confirmed (PDF)

September 27, 2016

• Administrative order against the mass data synchronisation between Facebook and Whatsapp (PDF)

June 6, 2016

• On inspections and first fines regarding inadmissible data transfer to the USA (PDF)

March 4,2016

• On the ruling of the VG Hamburg regarding Facebook’s real name policy (PDF)