Data Protection In Germany

This comprehensive survey addresses the key issues and questions that arise under German data protection law. An essential reference work, it explores the fundamental principles of both German and European data protection law. It examines the role of the supervisory authorities, specifically those tasks of the Data Protection Supervisor. It gives crucial direction on how customer data can be handled for advertising purposes. It sets out the obligations of companies and corporations with regard to employee privacy. It also looks at the data transfer inside and outside the EU. A seminal text: it will be required reading for all practitioners in the field of data protection both within Germany and the wider European Union.

General Data Protection Regulation: First Aid What do organisations that hold or process personal data need to know? From 25th May, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR for short, applies. It creates a completely new basis for all data protection in the European Union. The fines for breaches have been drastically increased. In addition to large enterprises and other types of large scale organisation, small companies or free-lancers, small associations, clubs, societies and non-profit making organisations in many shapes and forms are entrusted with a lot of personal data - be it customer or client data, member data, employee data, or supplier data. Clubs and associations often have documentation that allows deep insights into the personal situation of their members. All organisations which hold or process this type of data are defined as "controllers" under the GDPR. It is therefore essential for the respective "controllers" to know the requirements of the GDPR. This publication informs you concisely and clearly regarding the content and the mandatory requirements relating to data processing in the GDPR. In particular it answers the following questions: - Which data is covered by data protection? - Is it necessary to nominate a Data Protection Officer? - Which obligations to provide information must be fulfilled proactively? - What information needs to be included in the records of data processing activities? - When is it permissible to forward data to other persons or organisations? - Which special requirements are there for photographs on your own website? Templates and check lists help you prepare and implement the legal requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. Numerous examples demonstrate legal pitfalls and how to avoid them. This publication is aimed at owners of small companies, those responsible for data protection within small companies, chairpersons and members of clubs or associations and many other types of non-profit making organisation, as well as anyone else who wishes to gain a quick overview of the requirements of the data protection legislation. About the authors This publication was created by data protection experts. Dr. Eugen Ehmann is Vice-President of Central Franconia (Bavaria) and co-author of Ehmann/Selmayr, Kommentar zur DS-GVO (Commentary on the GDPR). Thomas Kranig is President of the Data Protection Authority of Bavaria for the Private Sector.

The rapid development of new information and communication technologies has changed people’s everyday life and consumption patterns significantly. The worldwide spread of those technologies provides many innovations for consumers, but it can also bear risks, such as the indiscriminate collection, storage and cross-border flow of personal data, illegal spying on Internet activities, dissemination of personal information, and abuse of user passwords. The study deals with the current state of consumer data protection law in Brazil, China and Germany from a comparative perspective. It covers the main legal issues of consumer privacy and data protection in these countries and seeks to explain current issues and case law concerning consumer data protection from a practical perspective.

Flaherty examines the passage, revision, and implementation of privacy and data protection laws at the national and state levels in Sweden, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States. He offers a comparative and critical analysis of the challenges data protectors face int their attempt to preserve individual rights.

In this book, the protection of personal data is compared for eight EU member states,namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Italy, Sweden andthe Netherlands. The comparison of the countries is focused on government policiesfor the protection of personal data, the applicable laws and regulations, implementationof those laws and regulations, and supervision and enforcement. Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the protectionof personal data across the EU as of May 2018, its open norms in combination withcultural differences between countries result in differences in the practical implementation,interpretation and enforcement of personal data protection. With its focus on data protection law in practice, this book provides indepth insightsinto how different countries deal with data protection issues. The knowledge and bestpractices from these countries provide highly relevant material for legal professionals,data protection officers, policymakers, data protection authorities and academicsacross Europe. Bart Custers is Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Center for Law andDigital Technologies of the Leiden Law School at Leiden University, the Netherlands.Alan M. Sears, Francien Dechesne, Ilina Georgieva and Tommaso Tani are all affiliated tothat same organization, of which Professor Simone van der Hof is the General Director.