Germany:
Data Protection Authority Warns Of Scam
16 January 2019
by
Laurent De Muyter
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Bastiaan Kout
,
Jonathon Little
,
Martin Lotz
,
Hatziri Minaudier
,
Selma Olthof
,
Audrey Paquet
,
Sara Rizzon
,
Irene Robledo
,
Elizabeth A. Robertson
and
Rhys Thomas
Jones Day
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On October 2, the State Commissioner for Data Protection in
Schleswig-Holstein ("ULD") warned companies of a fax sent by a fake
authority going by the name
"Datenschutzauskunft-Zentrale" falsely informing
companies of a requirement to fill out a form to comply with data
protection legal obligations (source document in German). The ULD
stated that the "Datenschutzauskunft-Zentrale"
is not an official authority.
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