Policy Observatory
Revocation of accreditation of journalists during G20 deemed illegal by DPO of Hamburg
During the G20 summit in Hamburg, the accreditation of 32 journalists have been revoked based inter alia on datasets which have been collected illegally, according to the DPO of Hamburg, Johannes Caspar. According to him, the organizational measures to protect the data from being revealed to unauthorized persons could have been infringed. Therefore, the DPO will further investigate the case.
Country: Germany
Domains: Privacy
Tags: Germany, DPO, G20 Summit, data protection, accreditation of journalists