Germany: Deutsche Post in turn hit by a scandal of illegal gathering of employees’ private data

inesses accused of violating the law on the protection of data keeps getting longer. On June 14, 2009, the Deutsche Post recognized that it illegally stored data on employees’ health status and diseases in two of its sorting centers in Germany. The employees themselves, who used internal control mechanisms, informed the management. (Ref. 090640)

Storing data and clear directives . After the Lidl, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Bahn, Airbus, Muller and Deutsche Bank scandals (see our dispatch No. 09