This is Part 2 of a two-part English-language overview of Germany’s recently passed new version of the Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, or BDSG)—the BDSG-New, which implements the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Part 1 focused on internal-facing compliance provisions. This part focuses on individual rights, privacy regulator oversight, and litigation.

Originally published in Bloomberg BNA Privacy and Security Law Report - September 25, 2017.