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Datenschutzbehörde

data protection authority

noun DAH-ten-shuts-be-hoer-de Rare

Usage Note

Datenschutzbehörde is the supervisory authority responsible for monitoring compliance with data protection laws, in particular the GDPR (DSGVO). In Germany each Land has its own Landesdatenschutzbehörde; at federal level the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz (BfDI) performs this role for federal bodies.

Examples

"Die Datenschutzbehörde verhängte eine Geldstrafe gegen das Unternehmen wegen eines Datenlecks."

Natural Translation

The data protection authority imposed a fine on the company for a data breach.

Literal Translation

The data-protection-authority imposed a financial-penalty against the company because of a data-leak.

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