englischAs early as the second half of the last century, the vision of systems that could support medical decisions or even replace them emerged. Today, enormous progress is visible in information technology, such evolution being discussed, in particular, using the buzzword "artificial [...]

englischSmart personal assistants are a specific form of context-sensitive applications.

This thesis examines, firstly, the fundamental rights and legal requirements that are relevant to smart personal assistants, as well as the legal issues arising in connection with smart personal assistants, [...]

englischThe use of facial recognition in public spaces is highly controversial. In addition to government bodies, non-government bodies are also showing increasing interest in the use of the technology.

The study examines the extent to which individual autonomy is affected by the use of facial [...]

englischThe use of biometric facial recognition by the police is highly controversial. Facial recognition can contribute to the effective combating of crimes, but in some cases it is accompanied by grievous encroachments on fundamental rights. To achieve an appropriate balance in this regard is [...]

englischThe book is interesting for everyone who comes into contact with order processing as well as its auditing and TOMs. An overview of the developments concerning a common data protection audit within the meaning of the GDPR is given and legal and interdisciplinary studies are carried out on the [...]

englischThe work is dedicated to work in Industry 4.0, a development in which all real processes in the factory are to be digitally recorded and thus automated even more. This brings opportunities for employees, but also threatens de-skilling and comprehensive monitoring.

In labour law, the legal [...]

englischDecisions of computer programs not based on individual case programming but on artificial intelligence cannot be attributed to a human operator. Deployment of such programs can in turn lead to difficulites with regards to the application of legal concepts. This is true whether such programs [...]

englischFollowing two years of experience with the GDPR, this book performs an evaluation from the viewpoint of consumers and presents 33 simple and concrete proposals on how to improve its wording and better realise its goals. It also discusses conceptional weaknesses and develops proposals for [...]

englischAfter the financial crisis of 2008, the concept of an intended currency alternative called Bitcoin was published under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. During the first years after the publication, the interest focused exclusively on the use case of a new type of payment instrument. However, [...]

englischIn this book, the author discusses the questions of whether and how international legal barriers already limit the power of states on the Internet today and what these might look like in the future. In particular, he focuses on access to the Internet being a human right. One focus is freedom [...]