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BfDI imposes fines on Vodafone

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, has imposed two fines totalling 45 million euros on Vodafone GmbH. Due to malicious employees in partner agencies who broker contracts to customers on behalf of Vodafone, there had been fraud cases due to fictitious contracts or contract changes at the expense of customers, among other things.

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ICIC 2025

This year, the BfDI is hosting the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC). The conference will take place in Berlin from 23-25 June 2025. The theme of the conference will be ‘Access to Environmental Information in a Digital Era’.
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Germany has a federal system of data protection supervision, which consists of the data protection supervisory authorities in the federal and state (“Länder”) governments. In addition, in the area of broadcasting, press, churches and religious communities, there also exist separate supervisory bodies.
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    . Ottawa

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  • 88th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

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

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

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BfDI imposes fines on Vodafone

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, has imposed two fines totalling 45 million euros on Vodafone GmbH. Due to malicious employees in partner agencies who broker contracts to customers on behalf of Vodafone, there had been fraud cases due to fictitious contracts or contract changes at the expense of customers, among other things.

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Berlin Group presents working paper with recommendations on neurotechnologies

The International Working Group on Privacy in Technology (IWGDPT), known as the "Berlin Group," has published a working paper on data protection in connection with neurotechnologies. The so-called "Berlin Group" addresses, among other things, the consequences of technology that is directly connected to the human brain.

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Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider

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

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Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider lehnt am Türrahmen