Datenschutz-Puls 18/08/26
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Datenschutz-Puls · 18 August 2026

Datenschutz-Puls 18/08/26

What it is about

An Oldenburg Higher Regional Court order on the obligation to pay after a man-in-the-middle attack, stricter requirements for the right of access under Art. 15 GDPR and a deep dive into the transparency obligations under Art. 50 of the AI Act, which have applied since 2 August 2026.

In this episode

  • Oldenburg Higher Regional Court: man-in-the-middle in a car purchase, buyer pays twice
  • Osnabrück Administrative Court: excessive access requests under Art. 12(5) GDPR
  • Landsberg Local Court: hidden camera under the desk
  • AI Act Art. 50: labelling AI-generated text
  • AI Act Art. 50: labelling AI-generated images and deepfakes
  • Machine-readable labelling and the risk of fines
  • Meta: USD 567m into a children's fund (New Mexico)
  • Intelligence services law reform and AI in the federal administration

In 20 minutes you will know where you stand.

We clarify where action is needed on data protection, AI and information security - and what you should do next.