The new DuD issue 9/2024 copes with duties of care in the context of data protection. An article by vunk-institute’s academic assistant, Zina Al-Washash, LL.M., together with Prof. Dr. Steffen Kroschwald and Sheila Vásquez, LL.M. takes the consumer law’s perspective. Titled ‘(Product) Liability in the Processing of Personal Data. The consumer perspective’ the authors discuss consumer rights in relation to manufacturers of smart products that process personal data. They address the issue of manufacturer liability for smart products and take a closer look at this from the perspective of the GDPR and the German Civil Code. We hope you enjoy reading it!