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2022-05-11 14:51:09

But then you’re mixing everything together. Whoever posts images of themselves on [Facebook], has agreed to their use and is doing it voluntarily for themselves. If a building authority receives personal data, it is only allowed to use it for the intended purpose, provided the data subjects have not consented to other uses or the authority is not authorized by law to do so.

In this respect, "data protection" is indeed a well-known trump card, but on the other hand, it is a real existing hurdle that (especially as a citizen) one can actually be glad about. I think it’s good that the registration office, for example, is not allowed to enter my data into address directories without consent. My medical records are also none of my bank’s business, even though some would certainly like to link that information.

That’s a bit weak now, isn’t it? It’s about authorities that are already in possession of the data not being allowed to enter it into a central register. Not about a doctor giving medical data to a bank. I am solely concerned about the state. But then you’re immediately in the Stasi / Olaf Scholz is spying on me discussion, which is completely ridiculous.

2022-05-11 14:54:13

Yep... and it is actually still used occasionally ;-)
Sometimes emails are even printed out to be scanned again elsewhere in the same building... or there to rot away in a folder, while the digital original doesn't make its way into the digital file

My wife also works "at the office." Sounds familiar.

Do you know how the time tracking works there? With a time card. And manual addition of break times. Once a month, all time cards are given to HR and someone manually enters all the times into an Excel sheet, which is then sent to payroll.

I laughed a lot when I found out about this. But it's not really that funny... :)

2022-05-11 15:00:46

My wife also works "at the office." Sounds familiar.

Do you know how the time tracking works there? With a time card. And manual addition of break times. Once a month, all time cards are then given to HR, and someone manually enters all the times into an Excel sheet, which is then sent for payroll processing.

I laughed a lot when I found out about this. But it's not really that funny... :)

We actually use a more modern system with chip time tracking ;-)

2022-05-11 15:19:36

We actually already use a more modern system with time tracking via chip ;-)

Isn't that old? About 15 years ago, I had holiday jobs at the tax office (rearranging the archive ;) ) and they were already using chip stamping back then. By the way, I can only recommend it as a holiday job; the expectations for work performance are rather relaxed ;)

2022-05-11 15:24:26

Ok, since we are currently off-topic, in my opinion, digitalization should look like this: every German citizen would have to have an online account with the tax office, to which employers automatically send all wage and income data, and other relevant tax data from banks, etc. would also have to be reported there. On this online account, one can then access all documents such as payslips at any time. Of course, the tax office or other authorities that need the information for something would also have access. This would make many things unnecessary (e.g., tax returns, printing payslips, ...) and simplify a lot. But I cannot imagine that I will experience this again.

2022-05-11 15:49:30

With the electronic income tax card, this is already half a reality. I have not printed a payslip for years. Banks also deduct the withholding tax directly. If the tax system were simplified so that fewer expenses are specifically deductible (x cents per kilometer, per diem for business trips, new desk, etc.) and everything were regulated solely through flat rates, then a tax return would be unnecessary for most people.

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