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Berlin Group with new projects and working papers Bonn/Oslo, 5 July 2024

The meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT) took place in Oslo in this half-year period. Particular attention was paid to the so-called Large Language Models.

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auf einem Konferenztisch liegen Blöcke und darauf Kugelschreiber (refer to: Berlin Group with new projects and working papers)

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International data transfers

When personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, controllers or processors must check whether the general requirements of the GDPR for a data transfer are met. Furthermore, the additional requirements of Chapter V of the GDPR must be taken into account.
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  • 72nd  meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT)

    . Ottawa

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Events at 7. December

  • 72nd  meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT)

    . Ottawa

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Events at 8. December

  • 72nd  meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT)

    . Ottawa

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  • 88th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

    Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart , B-1040 Brussels

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Events at 13. December

  • 88th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

    Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart , B-1040 Brussels

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Press releases

Berlin Group adopts working paper on digital central bank money

The International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology (IWGDPT), the so-called "Berlin Group", chaired by the BfDI, has adopted a working paper on digital central bank money. The paper describes important privacy-related risk factors and provides practical recommendations on how to manage these risks.

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BfDI and ICO strengthen cooperation

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), Professor Ulrich Kelber, and the Information Commissioner of the United Kingdom (ICO), John Edwards, confirmed the cooperation of their authorities at a meeting in Venice. To this end, they signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

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The BfDI – Prof. Ulrich Kelber

The biography of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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