Nachdem Elon Musk Twitter im Oktober 2022 übernommen hatte, kündigten viele Nutzer ihr Konto und wanderten ab zu anderen sozialen Netzwerken. Für viele Nutzer führt die Suche nach einem alternativen Microbloggingdienst direkt zu der dezentralen Plattform Mastodon. Mastodon ist Teil eines größeren Verbundes dezentraler Netzwerke, dem sogenannten Fediverse. In dieser Folge von „Weggeforscht“ erläutern die […]
Author Archives: Nicolas John
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Feb
Feb
In August 2022, an episode entitled “Can platforms be perpetrators?” dealt with the copyright liability of platforms. In this new episode, research assistants Johanna Voget and Klaus Palenberg delve into the topic and explain the interplay between the case law of the ECJ and BGH on “Störer” and “Täterhaftung” (Breach of Duty of Care) and […]
01
Feb
Feb
Whether in the private or professional sphere, e-mails determine our everyday lives. However, although billions of e-mails are sent worldwide every day, the case law on this is not yet strongly developed in Germany. This has now changed somewhat with the BGH’s decision on access to e-mails. In this episode, research assistants Johannes Müller and […]
16
Jan
Jan
In the context of the Corona pandemic, e-exams, which had previously only been widely used abroad, spilled over into Germany. This made it possible for students to take exams from home comfortably and without the risk of infection. However, in order to maintain the equality of opportunity under examination law, which is already constitutional, monitoring […]
04
Nov
Nov
Employee data protection makes new headlines almost daily. Be it problems with the recording of working hours, the right to information or simply the requirements for the processing of employee data. Because the range of topics is so extensive, the Legal Research Unit at DFN is presenting a double series on the current status of […]
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Oct
Oct
In recent years, working conditions for journalists have deteriorated in many places around the world. There are obvious examples of this: China or Russia, where neutral, state-free reporting is practically impossible and the state systematically persecutes critical journalists. But also in the EU, the work of journalists is exposed to increasing risks. One factor that […]
05
Oct
Oct
At the beginning of August, the ECJ had to rule on a Lithuanian law that required public employees to disclose private information. The ruling also has implications in Germany. Therefore, in this episode, research assistants Klaus Palenberg and Owen Mc Grath discuss the extent to which this data was allowed to be published on government […]
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Sep
Sep
The European Data Protection Board (EDSA) has published long-awaited guidelines to help national supervisory authorities impose uniform fines for data protection breaches. The background to these guidelines is the wide scope that the GDPR gives supervisory authorities in imposing fines. This can lead to large differences in the possible level of fines. In this episode […]
06
Sep
Sep
Missbraucht das Unternehmen Meta seine marktbeherrschende Stellung durch die umfassende Sammlung von Daten seiner Nutzer? Und darf das Bundeskartellamt mit datenschutzrechtlichen Anordnungen gegen den Konzern vorgehen? Die wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter:innen Johanna Voget und Owen Mc Grath sprechen in dieser Folge über den Streit zwischen den deutschen Wettbewerbshütern und dem Digital-Giganten, der derzeit dem EuGH in einem […]
06
Sep
Sep
Missbraucht das Unternehmen Meta seine marktbeherrschende Stellung durch die umfassende Sammlung von Daten seiner Nutzer? Und darf das Bundeskartellamt mit datenschutzrechtlichen Anordnungen gegen den Konzern vorgehen? Die wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter:innen Johanna Voget und Owen Mc Grath sprechen in dieser Folge über den Streit zwischen den deutschen Wettbewerbshütern und dem Digital-Giganten, der derzeit dem EuGH in einem […]
