Digitization and law

Digitization means numerous technical and organizational advantages for companies. However, there are currently also numerous legal questions. For example, can or should a smartphone be used "dual", i.e. can or should an employee use their private smartphone for private and business purposes? Which messengers may be used on the smartphone and what requirements arise from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

Furthermore, even common technologies such as email are being called into question due to the changing legal landscape. In the age of the GDPR, for example, emails may no longer be sent unencrypted. Precautions must also be taken: An email inadvertently sent to the wrong addressee can trigger a reporting obligation to the data protection supervisory authority within 72 hours.

However, digitalization also means the increasing use of completely new technologies. This may mean that you have to develop your own technologies and design them to be legally compliant in order to avoid warranty claims due to a lack of legal conformity. However, the use of new technologies can also mean that you have to use third-party technologies in your company and ensure that the organizational framework conditions are in place for this.

We provide information on the constantly new issues in the field of digitalization as part of our "Digitalization Law and Industry 4.0 Forum". In previous forums, we have dealt with topics such as

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Date: 7. Apr 2022