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German Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection
From: Christine Fulgham <christine () opensecurityfoundation org>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:19:57 -0400
http://www.pogowasright.org/?p=15335 On August 25, 2010, the German government approved a *draft law concerning special rules for employee data protection*<http://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Gesetzestexte/Entwuerfe/Entwurf_Beschaeftigtendatenschutz.pdf?__blob=publicationFile>, originally proposed by the *Federal Ministry of the Interior*<http://www.bmi.bund.de/cln_156/EN/Home/startseite_node.html> . *A background paper*<http://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Kurzmeldungen/pressepapier_beschaeftigtendatenschutz.pdf?__blob=publicationFile>on the draft law was published on August 25, 2010. The draft law would amend the German Federal Data Protection Act (the*Bundesdatenschutzgesetz*or “BDSG”) by adding provisions that specifically address data protection in the employment context. Read more on Hunton & Williams *Privacy & Information Security Law Blog*<http://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2010/10/articles/european-union-1/german-government-moves-on-draft-law-regarding-employee-data-protection/>. The draft law also reportedly includes a data breach notification requirement: *Security Breach Notification*: Employers must notify affected employees if it is determined that employee data has been unlawfully disclosed to a third party. In the event of a serious threat to the rights or protected interests of an employee, the employer must also notify the competent data protection authority.
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