Posts tagged #fundamental right to data protection
All PostsOGH on Data Protection at Work
Data Privacy LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has examined whether an employer’s inspection of former employees’ emails is in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Under Article 4(1) of the GDPR, any informatio...
VfGH Overturns Media Data Privilege
Data Privacy LawThe Austrian Constitutional Court (Verfassungsgerichthof, VfGH) has overturned the media’s privilege provided for in Section 9 (1) of the Austrian Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) as unconstitutional. Lawmakers are now required to adopt a...