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Reform of the German Federal Data Protection Act

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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June 22 2009

Contrary to the efforts of data protection supporters in Germany, the controversially discussed reform of the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) has not been adopted effective June 1, 2009, as was intended

Coming into force of the new German Federal Data Protection Act

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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September 25 2009

As we had previously announced in our newsletter, the German Federal Data Protection Act (the "Act") is currently undergoing significant changes

Changes to the German Federal Data Protection Act an overview

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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April 20 2009

In December 2008, the government issued a bill on the regulation of data protection audits, and on certain amendments to the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz "BDSG"

German data protection authorities set minimum competency and independence requirements for company data protection officers

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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December 23 2010

By joint resolution of 2425 November 2010, the German data protection authorities ("DPAs") have set minimum requirements for the competency and independence of company data protection officers ("DPOs"

Germany’s consent requirement for advertising creates confusion

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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December 19 2012

In 2009, the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz - the "Act") was amended in two stages. The first change altered the landscape

The privacy battle continues between Germany's ULD and Facebook

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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February 20 2013

One more chapter to the never ending story of the protagonist Facebook and ULD, the data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein, has been written

German data-protection authorities decide on requirement to review safe harbor self-certification of U.S. data importers by the exporter

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany, USA
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June 3 2010

In 2000, the European Union and the US Department of Commerce agreed to the Safe Harbor framework that includes principles governing the protection of personal data transferred to a US-based company that self-certifies compliance to the Safe Harbor Principles

German Federal Labor Court: works council may itself decide on data protection measures to be applied on its computers

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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March 20 2013

The German Federal Labor Court had to decide on a work council's demand to be provided with a personal computer with a group account for access to

Google Inc. fined for Street View by Hamburg DPA - there is more to the street than meets the eye

Reed Smith LLP
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Germany
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April 24 2013

According to a press release Monday, the Hamburg Officer for Data Protection and Freedom of Information issued a fine in the amount of 145,000