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The implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) has been a challenge for many German companies. According to a survey by the digital association Bitkom, three out of four companies in Germany missed the deadline of May 25, 2018.

Good job prospects for data protection experts: they are currently in greater demand on the labour market than ever before. For example, six out of ten companies (61 percent) in Germany report that recruiting data protection experts is very difficult. A similar number of companies (57 percent) say: The market for data protection personnel is almost empty. This is the result of a representative survey of more than 500 companies commissioned by the Bitkom digital association.

In it's Bitkom Trusted List, Germany's Digital association Bitkom lists all Bitkom members that have been designated as qualified trusted service providers in accordance with the European eIDAS Regulation, sorted by the services offered.

The new e-Privacy Regulation is intended to replace the old Directive and come alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition to the confidentiality of communications, the Regulation also provides for many parallel and divergent rules on data protection from the GDPR, which are only to apply to certain digital services.

Bitkom is proud to announce our first speakers for this year's Privacy Conference!