Tag:Privacy data protection and information management

Higher Regional Court of Hamm (Germany): Claims for Moral Damages Under Art. 82 GDPR are Assignable – German Class Actions Coming?

Oct 04 2024

By Dr. Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller

On July 24, 2024, the OLG Hamm ruled that claims for moral damages under Art. 82 GDPR are generally assignable (case number: 11 U 69/23).

9,948,575,739 Reasons to Change Your Passwords now

Jul 18 2024

By Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Stephanie Mayhew and Jordan Booth

Cybernews has reported on its researchers’ discovery of what could be the largest leaked password compilation of all time, with a record 9,948,575,739 plaintext passwords in a file called “rockyou2024.txt” (see article).