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Data Protection

OLG Jena Overturns Biometric AI Surveillance in Online Exams

2. April 2026 by Reporter1
Symbolbild: OLG Jena kippt biometrische KI-Überwachung bei Online-Klausuren

The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Jena has declared the use of automated facial recognition in digital exams inadmissible, awarding compensation to a student from the Universität Erfurt.

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Categories City Life & Community, Guides & Leisure Tags AI Act, Data Protection, GDPR, OLG Jena, Online Exams, Proctoring, Universität Erfurt

OLG Jena Rules: Biometric Checks During Online Exams Are Unlawful

26. March 2026 by Reporter1
Symbolbild: OLG Jena entscheidet: Biometrie-Check bei Online-Prüfungen ist rechtswidrig

The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Jena has declared the use of automated facial recognition in online exams inadmissible, awarding a student compensation for data protection violations.

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Categories City Life & Community, Guides & Leisure Tags Biometrics, Court Ruling, Data Protection, GDPR, OLG Jena, Online Exams, Proctoring

OLG Jena sentences Meta: 3,000 Euros in damages for data tracking

16. March 202613. March 2026 by Reporter1
OLG Jena verurteilt Meta: 3.000 Euro Schadensersatz wegen Daten-Tracking

Due to data protection violations involving the use of “Business Tools” such as the Meta Pixel, the Thüringer Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Jena has ordered the Facebook parent company Meta to pay 3,000 Euros in damages to a consumer.

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Categories City Life & Community, Guides & Leisure Tags Consumer Rights, Data Protection, GDPR, Meta, Meta Pixel, OLG Jena, Thüringen

Oberlandesgericht Jena Sentences Meta: 3,000 Euros in Damages for Illegal Data Tracking

2. March 2026 by Reporter1
Oberlandesgericht Jena verurteilt Meta: 3.000 Euro Schadenersatz wegen illegalem Daten-Tracking

The Oberlandesgericht Jena has ordered the US corporation Meta to pay 3,000 euros in damages for the secret and groundless tracking of internet users’ browsing behavior, which included the collection of sensitive health data.

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Categories City Life & Community, Guides & Leisure Tags Data Protection, GDPR, Jena, Lawsuit, Meta, Oberlandesgericht Jena, Privacy

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