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Spiros Simitis
Spiros Simitis | |
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| Born | Σπύρος Σημίτης 19 October 1934 |
| Died | 18 March 2023 (aged 88) Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany |
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| Occupation(s) | University professor specialising in Data Protection Data Protection commissioner |
| Spouse | Ilse Grubrich-Simitis |
| Parent | Georgios Simitis |
Spiros Simitis (Greek: Σπύρος Σημίτης; 19 October 1934 – 18 March 2023) was a Greek-German jurist and a pioneer in the field of data protection.[1] In recognition of his role, admirers sometimes describe him as "the man who invented data protection".[2]
He was appointed Chief Data Protection Commissioner for the state of Hessen in 1975, and remained in post till 1991. When the West German government prepared for the 1978 launch of a national equivalent, he was seen by commentators as the obvious choice for the post of Federal Commissioner for Data Protection. He was indeed offered the job, but he rejected it in protest against the government decision, taken shortly before launch, to cut the resources allocated to the new department. That involved reducing the staffing level at the new commission from 32 – "previously agreed as necessary" – to 20. "The state of Bavaria on its own is budgeting no fewer than twenty data-protection staff for the coming year – a telling comparison" ("Allein das Land Bayern sehe für Datenschutz-Aufgaben in seinem eigenen Bereich im kommenden Jahr nicht weniger als zwanzig Bedienstete vor – eine "bezeichnende Relation"").[3][4]
Spiros Simitis obtained West German citizenship in 1975.[5] His younger brother, Costas Simitis, served as Prime Minister of Greece and was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) between 1996 and 2004.[6]
- ^ Ludwig Greven (5 September 2009). "Der Datenhunger wächst". Der Datenschutz-Pionier Spiros Simitis sieht uns dem gläsernen Bürger näher denn je und hält eine stärkere Absicherung privater Daten für umso dringlicher, nicht nur bei der geplanten Volkszählung. Ein Interview. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Zur Person: Der Mann, der den Datenschutz "erfand"". Frankfurter Neue Presse. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Professor Spiros Simitis". Der Spiegel (online). 14 November 1977. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Dr. Anne Hardy (20 July 2015). "Spiros Simitis: "Es geht um Eure Daten!"". Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Spiros Simitis deutscher Rechtslehrer; Vorsitzender des Nationalen Ethikrates (2001–2005); Prof.; Dr. jur". Munzinger-Archiv GmbH, Ravensburg. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Wassilis Aswestopoulos (26 August 2013). "Theorie eines Taxifahrers: Deutschland greift nach der Macht". Wahlgeschenke aus Berlin?. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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