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The European General Data Protection Regulation is still a long way from its goal of creating uniform data protection rules in Europe. This is despite the fact that the vast majority of companies have now implemented the requirements of the GDPR. This is shown by a representative survey commissioned by the digital association Bitkom among 503 companies with 20 or more employees in Germany.

The European General Data Protection Regulation is still a long way from its goal of creating uniform data protection rules in Europe. This is despite the fact that the vast majority of companies have now implemented the requirements of the GDPR. This is shown by a representative survey commissioned by the digital association Bitkom among 503 companies with 20 or more employees in Germany.

"Germany must do more to protect whistleblowers. For example, anyone who provides information about serious abuses or misconduct in companies, such as corruption or breaches of security regulations, must be better protected in the future", explains Dr Bernhard Rohleder, CEO of Bitkom.