The Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, or BDSG, is Germany's federal data protection act, which together with the data protection laws of the German federated states and other area-specific rules governs how personal data is collected, processed and stored, whether manually or in IT systems. It applies to the collection, processing and use of personal data by public bodies of the federal government, public authorities of the federal states, and non-public bodies such as private businesses. Germany's first federal data protection act took effect January 1, 1978, building on a 1970 law passed by the state of Hesse that is often described as the first data protection law in the world; the federal act was significantly amended through three reforms in 2009 and 2010 responding to consumer protection concerns and a series of privacy scandals.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountFirst federal data protection act came into force 1 January 1978; substantially revised since, most recently to align with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountGerman federal legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat). 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountFederal Republic of Germany; applies to public bodies of the Federation, public authorities of the federal states, and non-public agencies. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountProtection of personal data manually processed or stored in IT systems. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Germany federal data protection statute, within the German civil law system.
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In 1971, the first draft bill was submitted for a federal data protection act. Finally, on 1 January 1978, the first federal data protection act came into force.
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In 1990, the legislature adopted a new data protection law based on the decision of the German Constitutional Court.
1. Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (Wikipedia)
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According to § 1 II BDSG the law applies to the collection, processing, and use of personal data by:
Public bodies of the Federation
Public authorities of the federal states
Non-public agencies
1. Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (Wikipedia)
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The German Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) is a federal data protection act, that together with the data protection acts of the German federated states and other area-specific regulations, governs the exposure of personal data, which are manually processed or stored in IT systems.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: German Legal System
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