Criticism of the coalition agreement: Data protection in danger for citizens and companies!
Criticism of the coalition agreement: Data protection in danger for citizens and companies!
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's data protection officer Sebastian Schmidt has practiced sharp criticism of the coalition agreement between the Union and the SPD. In his opinion, he emphasizes that data protection is not perceived as a protection of fundamental rights, but as an obstacle. Schmidt describes data protection as a bureaucratic monster that disabled digitization. He is particularly concerned about the planned relocation of supervision in the economic area to the federal representative, as this could endanger the legal protection of citizens.
The data protection officer warns that this change could make complaints from citizens, such as tenants, for example. Small and medium -sized companies could also be negatively affected. Schmidt emphasizes how important personal contacts are in fine procedures, as they often lead to new assessments. It calls for a federal structure of data protection supervision to protect the situation in the individual federal states.
centralization versus federal supervision
A central concern of Schmidt is the ambiguities regarding the effects of centralization on national health research. University clinics and other hospitals are currently under the responsibility of the state data protection officer. Schmidt therefore appeals to the political decision -makers to consider deregulation instead of relocating responsibilities in order to take into account the special requirements of the country.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on May 25, 2018, regulates the handling of personal data in the EU. It applies directly and obliges authorities and companies to adhere to their specifications. The GDPR in Germany is supplemented by the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the respective state laws. The central principle of the GDPR is the prohibition principle that states that the processing of personal data is fundamentally prohibited, unless one of the permit standards, as specified in Article 6 (1) GDPR.
The GDPR follows the principle of special purpose, whereby data may only be processed for the specified purpose. For example, address data may only be used to send a book and not for advertising purposes. The principles "Privacy by Design" and "Privacy by Default" also have importance, since data protection should be integrated into technologies and services right from the start, with optional data protection -friendly default settings.
In addition, the rights of consumers are essential: the right to information, correction and deletion as well as the right to insight into stored data are fundamental consumer rights. Consent to data processing must be voluntary and clear.Schmidt thus appeals for a responsible handling of personal data and the protection of the rights of those affected, which are to be strengthened by the GDPR. The balance between necessary data processing for public institutions and the protection of individual information is one of the central challenges in the digital world.
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