That will change in June 2021

Whether with the private or business Google account, the vaccination strategy against the corona virus or the copyright for social media platforms – at the turn of the month there are again changes that affect us all in everyday life. GIGA has an overview of what will change in June 2021.

Changes in the law, adapted regulations and important dates: The June 2021 brings one or the other change with it. We are affected as citizens, but also as consumers. Last but not least, there are also new developments relating to the coronavirus and the vaccination strategy in Germany.

Corona: vaccination sequence is canceled, vaccinations for children

As part of the vaccination strategy against the corona virus, two important barriers are to be lifted in June As of June 7th, the general vaccination prioritization will be liftedas Health Minister Jens Spahn announced a few weeks ago. All citizens are allowed to use it regardless of age, previous illness or occupation get vaccinated against the coronavirus. The also applies to children aged 12 and overwho are then only allowed to be vaccinated with the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer for the time being. This corresponds to the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency, so ntv.

The digital vaccination certificate is coming

The time has come by the end of June: Then the Europe-wide, digital Get your vaccination certificate on your smartphone. The vaccination status should be verified in the vaccination pass app, as well as tests and survived infections. A representative of the lead EU Commission had previously spoken of an introduction on June 1st. According to ntv, it should be ready by the end of the month – and still in good time for the main travel season. Much depends on the date for the tourism industry and holidaymakers.

This is done with the Google account

Whether for Gmail, cloud services, Google Photos or YouTube – many people who are online will sooner or later use offers that require a Google account. And with that there are innovations in the house, because Google is starting to budget with the available storage capacity. From June 1st, the Google Photos memory will be merged with the other memory of the Google account. Photos that are then uploaded then use capacities that are no longer available for e-mails, for example. If the integrated 15 GB is not enough for you, you have to buy additional storage or delete old files.

If you rarely use your Google account, you can also receive a message from Google from June 1st: The search engine group wants to delete inactive accounts in the future. You will be warned of the actual deletion with a period of 3 months. Users can then decide whether they want to back up their data beforehand or simply want to actively use the account again.

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Internet copyrights tightened

Platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Co. can from June be held liable for copyright infringement by their users. With this, the federal government wants to strengthen copyright law. Fees are then due for legally protected content that ends up on social media platforms. Critics fear that YouTube and Co. could pull up rigorous upload filters in anticipatory obedience.

Deutsche Bahn starts online reimbursement

From June 1st, Deutsche Bahn will enable the Apply for reimbursement of costs in the event of train delay online. This is possible via the app or via the DB website, but only for tickets that were purchased online.