Walshe, Pat wrote:
>
> Anyone up on German data protection legislation?
>
> What exists in German DP law to prevent the transfer of a customer's
> personal data to another EU member country or to prevent access to data held
> in German from a parent company based in another EU state?
>
> I cannot find anything in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) or the
> Telecom Act (TKG) that prevents this?
>
> Any thoughts
>
> Pat Walshe
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> International Security Group
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> Intro to Data Protection Act 1998: http://www.open.gov.uk/dpr/eurotalk.htm
> Data Protection & Your Rights: http://www.open.gov.uk/dpr/intro.htm
Given that the EU Data Protection Directive is now in effect, and it
permits such transfers within the EU, I believe even if there were such
a provision, it would be deemed unenforceable.
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