Christmas spirit triumphs over GDPR in Germany
A German town managed to revive a children’s Christmas tradition after European data protection laws very nearly scrapped it.
In previous years up to 4,000 wishes to Father Christmas were placed on a tree at a Christmas market in the southern town of Roth and the city council would then attempt to fulfill those wishes, which included the names and addresses of the children who wrote them.
But the popular activity had to stop in 2016 because of Germany’s data privacy legislation and GDPR, as legislation requires parents of minors have to provide consent to the use of their kids’ data.
Local radio station Antenne Bayern found a solution by creating a wish list, which included a parental consent disclaimer, which can be printed from their website and put in the wishing box at the Christmas market.
Source: Christmas spirit triumphs over GDPR in German town of Roth – CNN
