No new wind turbines for the Saale-Orla district decided!

No new wind turbines for the Saale-Orla district decided!

Saale-Orla-Kreis, Deutschland - The discussion about wind turbines in the Saale-Orla district has come to an end. As hello oberland.de , there will be no further wind power projects in the region for the time being. This decision was made as part of a public meeting in which the municipal representatives present have emphasized that the protection of the landscape and the quality of life of the residents should come first.

At the meeting, numerous arguments against the establishment of new wind turbines were presented. The residents expressed concerns about the noise that could have a negative impact on the quality of life. The influence on the wildlife and the landscape were also addressed. "The people in our region have a right to live in an intact environment," said a spokesman for the community.

The legal framework for cookie inventions

In a completely different topic, the data protection debate in Germany deals with the regulations related to cookies and the consent of the users. According to Baden-wuerttemberg.Datenschutz.de it is not necessary to incorporate a cookie or consent banner for each website if there are no processing. Consent is only necessary if data not necessarily required on end devices are saved or read out.

But how exactly does it work? The TDDDG (telecommunications-Digitale-Data Protection Act), which came into force on December 1, 2021), the drd-datenschutz.de regulates the access to data and ensures that the users are sure Must actively give consent to enable data processing through cookies or similar technologies. There are exceptions for technically necessary cookies that are essential for the preservation of session.

The challenges of practical implementation

The website operators recommend refraining from cookies and processing that requires consent in order to minimize the effort of obtaining consent. The requirements for cookie banners are clear: they have to be understandable and not misleading so that the users are informed. Violations of these requirements can lead to sensitive fines up to 300,000 euros.

The region not only has to take care of developments in the field of renewable energies, but also faces the challenge of implementing the complex data protection requirements on the Internet. It remains to be seen how both topics will develop in the future.