Press Releases in English

Press Releases in English

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

Press releases

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)