Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images)
Germany's criminal rules on recording conversations and taking images: all-party consent for non-public spoken words (StGB s. 201) and the ban on images that violate intimate privacy, show helpless or deceased persons or damage reputation (s. 201a).
Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) is a compliance framework from Germany with 2 domains and 7 controls. The largest domains are Section 201a: intimate privacy and rights of personality in images – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) (5 controls), Section 201: confidentiality of the spoken word – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) (2 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Section 201: confidentiality of the spoken word – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images)
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| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201(1) | 201(1) Do not record another person's non-public spoken words without authorisation, and do not use or pass on such a recording |
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201(2) | 201(2) Do not intercept non-public words with a listening device or publicly communicate recorded or intercepted words |
Section 201a: intimate privacy and rights of personality in images – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images)
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201a(1)1 | 201a(1) no. 1 Do not create or transmit images of a person in a dwelling or a room specially protected from view that violate their intimate privacy |
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201a(1)2-3 | 201a(1) no. 2 and 3 Do not create or transmit images that exhibit a person's helplessness, or grossly offensive images of a deceased person |
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201a(1)4-5 | 201a(1) no. 4 and 5 Do not use or pass on images produced by these offences, and do not knowingly pass on authorised images of that kind without authorisation |
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201a(2) | 201a(2) Do not make available to a third party an image apt to significantly damage the depicted person's reputation |
| germany-criminal-code-stgb-sections-201-and-201a-confidentiality-of-the-spoken-word-and-intimate-privacy-in-images::201a(3) | 201a(3) Do not produce, offer or procure for a consideration images of the nakedness of a person under eighteen |
What is Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) and who does it apply to?
Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) is a compliance framework from Germany with 2 domains and 7 controls. Germany's criminal rules on recording conversations and taking images: all-party consent for non-public spoken words (StGB s. 201) and the ban on images that violate intimate privacy, show helpless or deceased persons or damage reputation (s. 201a). It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) actually require?
Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) has 7 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Section 201a: intimate privacy and rights of personality in images – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) (5 controls), Section 201: confidentiality of the spoken word – Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Germany Criminal Code (StGB) Sections 201 and 201a (Confidentiality of the Spoken Word and Intimate Privacy in Images) do I already cover?
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