The European Commission has proposed a new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications that is intended to supplement the General Data Protection Regulation.
On February 5, 2016 the Data Protection Conference issued a guidance on the use of emails and other Internet services in an employment relationship. The Guidance contains instructions and recommendations on the monitoring of Internet use and accessing company email accounts.
The German parliament, the Bundestag, has adopted the new IT Security Act. It requires operators of critical infrastructures to implement IT security measures and stipulates reporting obligations. Similarly, providers of tele-media services must implement state of the art security technology. IT Security has become a predominant issue in German media…