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Germany Publishes New Draft Rules for Cookies and Similar Technologies

By Moritz Hüsch, Kristof Van Quathem, Ulrike Elteste and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses on Posted in Advertising & Marketing, Data Privacy, GDPR, International
On January 12, 2021, the German Ministry for the Economy and Energy released a new draft Law on Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (“TTDSG” or “draft law”).  If enacted, the draft law will replace the existing data protection and privacy provisions of Germany’s Telemedia Act and Telecommunications Act (“Telemedia … Continue Reading

German DSK publishes guidance on the applicability of the German Telemedia Act to telemedia services

By Liza Herberger and Lars Lensdorf on Posted in Advertising & Marketing, EU Data Protection, European Union, Privacy Policies
On April 5, 2019, the association of German Supervisory Authorities for data protection (‘Datenschutzkonferenz’ or ‘DSK’) published a guideline regarding the applicability of the German Telemedia Act (‘TMG’) to telemedia services – including, for example, the use of website cookies for targeted advertising post-GDPR. The guideline aims to “clarify and concretize” a previous statement on … Continue Reading
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