23 March 2020
COVID-19: Data Protection in Germany FAQs – our view
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-data-protection-in-germany-faqs

View our COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions on Data Protection in Germany.

27 June 2017
German Commissioner for Data Protection publishes recommendations for automated and connected cars
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/germany/german-commissioner-for-data-protection-publishes-recommendations-for-automated-and-connected-cars

07 August 2017
Germany: Employee monitoring by keylogger software unlawful except in case of severe suspicions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/germany/employee-monitoring-by-keylogger-software-unlawful-except-in-case-of-severe-suspicions

03 July 2020
German Data Protection Authority imposes another major GDPR fine
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/german-data-protection-authority-imposes-another-major-gdpr-fine

13 December 2019
GDPR fine against a telecommunications provider in Germany - here are the key facts
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/dsgvo-bussgeld-gegen-einen-telekommunikationsanbieter

On Tuesday, 9 December 2019, the German Federal Data Protection Commissioner announced in a press release that he had imposed a fine of EUR 9.55 million on the telecommunications service provider 1&1 Telecom GmbH.

11 February 2019
Facebook - at the cross-roads of data protection and competition law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/facebook-at-the-cross-roads-of-data-protection-and-competition-law

On Thursday, 7 February 2019, Germany’s competition watchdog Bundeskartellamt (German Federal Cartel Office, FCO) handed down its long-awaited decision on Facebook. It took the FCO nearly three years to conclude the ...

09 May 2019
Video identification and liveness checks in the financial sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/video-identification-and-liveness-checks-in-the-financial-sector

Video identification and liveness checks in the financial sector

12 September 2018
Belgium implements the GDPR: new Privacy Act published and in force
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/belgium/belgium-implements-gdpr-new-privacy-act-published

On September 5, 2018, the much-anticipated Belgian Privacy Act ("BPA" or the "Act") implementing the GDPR and repealing the Privacy Act of 1992 was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

09 October 2020
Bird & Bird advises investor Antin on a joint venture between Eurofiber and Vattenfall
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/germany/bird-and-bird-advises-investor-antin-on-a-joint-venture-between-eurofiber-and-vattenfall

Bird & Bird LLP advised the private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners, the sole shareholder of Eurofiber, on the formation of a joint venture between Eurofiber and Vattenfall.

03 October 2019
Planet49: CJEU Rules on Cookie Consent
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/planet49-cjeu-rules-on-cookie-consent

On 1 October 2019 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the 'CJEU') delivered its judgment in Planet49, a case analysing the standard of transparency and consent for the use of cookies and similar technologies.