englischData transfer in public administration is a key factor in the modernization of public services. Uncertainties about the lawfulness of data transfers, however, prevent citizens from being effectively relieved of their burdens. Based on a legal comparison between German and Brazilian data [...]

englischThe book analyses and systematises the discrimination risks of algorithmic decision-making processes in artificial intelligence. It develops a phase model that makes various algorithmic processes accessible to legal analyses. The model illustrates the diverse discrimination risks posed by [...]

englischThe claim for non-material damages under Article 82(1) of the GDPR is the crucial lever for private enforcement of data protection law. It is still highly controversial when non-material damage actually exists and in what amount the injuring party has to pay compensation. In order to answer [...]

englischEmotion-recognizing algorithms pose challenges for users of data protection law in the multi-level system of the EU. While technology-specific regulations are lacking, the value system of the German constitution attaches a different significance to the handling of emotional data than the [...]

englischWhat are the legal conditions under the GDPR to determine wether data is to be considered personal data, pseudonymous or anonymous? This is currently afflicted with considerable legal uncertainty. Based on the prerequisites of the GDPR and the recent case law of the ECJ this thesis develops [...]

englischThe subject of the thesis is a comprehensive analysis of Article 15 of the GDPR. It critically examines all relevant decisions as well as the academic literature and does not lose sight of the practice; for the employment context, the unusable should not be proposed. Especially in the [...]

englischEven several years after the GDPR came into force, central questions of GDPR fine proceedings have re-mained unresolved. While many issues are regulated directly by the GDPR itself, procedural questions of fine proceedings are mainly subject to national laws.

The thesis examines and solves [...]

Freie, öffentlichen Meinungsbildung ist das Herzstück der Demokratie. Doch digitale Kommunikation und datengetriebene Kuratierung von Inhalten verändern das der Demokratie eigene Konzept von Öffentlichkeit und erfordern neue gesetzliche Rahmenbedingungen. In diesem Sammelband führen Expert:innen der [...]

englischThe General Data Protection Regulation aims to harmonize data protection law in the European Union. At the same time, it contains opening clauses that attribute national legislators margins of regulation to allow diversity in certain areas. This applies to the media and churches as well as [...]

englischArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big Data pose a challenge to the European data protection law. Due to the technology-neutral design of the General Data Protection Regulation, the requirements for these kinds of applications are unclear. The author therefore examines the [...]