In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed in the Southern District of California last month, a handful of members of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called bZx DAO (bZx) commenced a class-action lawsuit against the founders.

On May 25, 2022, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, sued Twitter for failing to adequately disclose its use of users' phone numbers and email addresses to send targeted advertisements. Twitter resolved the suit by agreeing to pay $150 million in civil penalties and implement several robust compliance measures.

The "Law for the Protection of Electronic Patient Data in the Telematics Infrastructure (Patient Data Protection Act, PDSG)" entered into force on October 20, 2020, establishing the legal basis for introducing electronic prescriptions for medicinal products subject to prescription.

This new Law establishes the general framework for protecting whistleblowers by incorporating into the Portuguese law Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2019, on protecting persons who report breaches of Union law.

The EDPB guidelines provide practical advice and recommendations for developers and users on assessing and avoiding social media interfaces that may be considered manipulative and thereby infringe GDPR-requirements.

In June 2019, the EU adopted Directive 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of information from the public sector.

The Internet and digitization are currently inconceivable without services from American companies. Data transfers to these companies can, therefore, hardly be avoided.

Schjødt presents an overview of recent data privacy developments.

On May 20, 2019, the EU adopted Directive 2019/770 concerning contracts to supply digital content and services.

Chat tools and apps offer convenient and informal ways to network, communicate, share ideas, and connect with colleagues, clients, and service providers. However, leaving employees to their own devices without sufficient consideration and regulation may pose more significant problems for employers than they may realize.