German companies practically no longer process any data in Russia. Currently, in a representative survey of 503 companies from all industries with 20 or more employees, not a single one stated that they transfer personal data to Russia, for example to have it processed there by external service providers. carried out by the digital industry association BITKOM
Ukraine war interrupts data flow
Last year, before Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, almost one in ten companies (9 percent) had transferred personal information to Russia and processed it there.
"Russia has isolated itself with the attack on Ukraine, which violates international law - even in the digital world. The handling of personal data requires trust and the rule of law, both of which have been equally destroyed in Russia."
Bitkom Managing Director Dr. Bernhard Rohleder
Bitkom will present further results of the survey at an online press conference on September 27th at 10 a.m. International data transfers, cooperation for the data economy and trends in the area of data protection are also topics at the Bitkom Privacy Conference on September 28th and 29th, 2022. Data protection experts from various data protection authorities, global companies and startups, among others, will exchange ideas in the online conference current developments in regulation and enforcement, best practices and data-driven innovations. Registration is possible free of charge at www.privacy-conference.com/tickets .
Source: BITKOM
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