From September 2025, the data act is valid: Users of networked devices such as smartwatches or connected cars receive more control over your data.
• Data Act: From September 12th, more control over data networked devices
• Autumn: Start of the e-patient files, first property tax notices
• 2025: Higher minimum wage, more child benefit, increasing CO2 price
Data Act: New rules for networked products and services
From September 12, 2025, the data act comes into force throughout the EU. According to the IHK Cologne, it is a central component of the European digital market and is intended to give users full control over their data. This means that if you use a networked device such as a smartwatch, a household appliance or a connected car, you will decide in the future how the data emerging will be used and whether you can also be passed on to third parties. Manufacturers and dealers have to design their products so that simple and free data access is possible at any time, emphasizes the dealer association. In addition, the Cologne IHK points out that consumers are extensively informed before the contract is concluded – for example, which data is collected, to what extent this is done and how the data can be passed on.
Further changes around September
In addition to the data act, further changes will take place in autumn 2025 that affect the everyday life of many people. The NDR reports that the electronic patient file was introduced nationwide from April 29, 2025. The aim is to bundle health data centrally and thus facilitate the exchange between doctors, clinics and pharmacies. From October 1, 2025, the use for service providers will be mandatory. Also in the second half of the year, the property tax reform has a noticeable effect: The new model has been in effect since January 1, 2025, the first notices and concrete implementations only arrive in many places in the further course of the year- with direct consequences for house and apartment owners.
Overview: important innovations 2025 overall
The year 2025 brings with it a number of changes. The NDR emphasizes that the statutory minimum wage rises to 12.82 euros per hour, the mini-job limit is raised to 556 euros and the basic tax allowance is also growing. Families benefit from more child benefit and a higher child allowance, while the income limit for the purchase of parental allowance is also reduced. In the long -term care insurance, the contributions increase, but also the benefits by 4.5 percent. At the same time, the CO2 price climbs to 55 euros per ton, which is more expensive. Postal and parcel customers have to adjust to longer delivery times and higher prices. Innovations are also pending in everyday life: the Germany ticket becomes more expensive, smartphones and tablets may only be sold with USB-C charging cables and the ARD sets the distribution into SD quality. New rules such as recycling obligation for old clothes, the ban on amalgam fillings and stricter limit values for older stoves ensure more environmental and health protection.
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