Germany: DPAs try and find “common and practical approach” with Standard Data Protection Model
The German Federal and State Commissioners (‘the Commissioners’) released, on 14 April 2017, a Standard Data Protection Model (‘SDP Model’), […]
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Germany publishes second draft of a new data protection act
Germany has published second draft of its?new German Federal Data Protection Act. First draft, published in?September 2016,?was heavily criticized. New […]
World’s biggest Internet hub sues German government over surveillance
On September 9, 2016, the operator of the world?s largest Internet hub, De-Cix, filed lawsuit against the German government to […]
German spies violated law, says watchdog
Secret report reveals that Germany’s intelligence agency, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), has repeatedly seriously violated law.