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Joint statement on Berlin Group

Joint statement of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Germany, and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on the 72nd Meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology or “Berlin Group” in Ottawa, Canada, 7 – 8 December 2023

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Konferenztisch im Weltsaal (refer to: Joint statement on Berlin Group)

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International data transfers

When personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, controllers or processors must check whether the general requirements of the GDPR for a data transfer are met. Furthermore, the additional requirements of Chapter V of the GDPR must be taken into account.
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The protection of the constitution

The right to information at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
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Current Information

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15th International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC)

Tirana

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  • 56th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

    Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart , B-1040 Brussels

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  • 56th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

    Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart , B-1040 Brussels

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  • 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) 2021

    The meeting will take place as a video conference.

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  • 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) 2021

    The meeting will take place as a video conference.

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  • 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) 2021

    The meeting will take place as a video conference.

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  • 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) 2021

    The meeting will take place as a video conference.

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  • 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) 2021

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Press releases

BfDI for Data Free Flow with Trust

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Professor Ulrich Kelber, draws a positive balance of his international activities in 2023, with a particular focus on creating the conditions for Data Free Flow with Trust - DFFT.

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Berlin Group adopts working paper on telemetry

The International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT), the so-called "Berlin Group," has adopted a working paper on telemetry under the chairmanship of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI). The paper supports in particular manufacturers with practical recommendations to help design more privacy-friendly telemetry and diagnostic functions.

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About us – The BfDI authority

The BfDI – Prof. Ulrich Kelber

The biography of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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