In episode 183 of “Follow the Rechtsstaat”, Prof. Niko Härting and Dr Stefan Brink discuss current proposals for reforming data protection law and freedom of information.
The discussion begins with an essay on the case law of the European Court of Justice in data protection law. It then moves on to the ‘Stuttgart Initiatives’ for modernising data protection and the planned ‘one-for-all’ approach to decisions by supervisory authorities. Finally, the two discuss the German government’s plans to cut red tape and the possible abolition of the Freedom of Information Act.