The Thuringian State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information received more complaints or reports of data protection violations last year than in the previous year.
The state data protection officer Lutz Hasse wants to announce the details today (10 a.m.) in Erfurt.
Then he presents his activity report for 2020.
Erfurt - In the second year after the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, the number of reports of data breaches and the receipt of complaints was at the highest level so far, it was said in advance.
The GDPR has been in force in the European Union since May 2018.
It regulates the handling of personal data in companies, organizations and associations.
The corona pandemic presented Hasse's authority with major challenges - among other things due to digital teaching and mobile working, it said.
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