s:- The Bundesamt f¸r Verfassungsschutz, Germany’s MI5-type organisation, has been involved in the sleaziest of scandals since its inception, from the very start when its chief Dr Otto John, a “hero of the resistance,” turned out to be a Soviet double-agent. Its annual reports at both Federal and Provincial (Land) level are riddled with lies and inaccuracies, which the BfV refuse to correct.
In fact they do not even acknowledge letters pointing out the errors, which they are quite happy to allow to stand.
Being a Government agency, they are above the law in Germany.EVERY subject now has the statutory right under the Data Protection Act, 1984, to give the Board of Deputies forty days’ notice in writing to provide copies of all data maintained by the Board on them, and to require the Board to make such corrections as the subject concerned may require.Subjects who suspect that they are being victimised should write in the first instance by Recorded Mail to the Research Unit, Board of Deputies of
British Jews, marking their letter for the attention of Michael Whine, Director, Research Unit, Commonwealth House, 1 – 19 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NF.If the Board refuses to give satisfaction within forty days, the subject should then complain in writing to the Registrar of the Data Protection Agency, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF; the agency has statutory powers to search and seize databases in the event of non compliance with the Act.
EVERY subject now has the statutory right under the Data Protection Act, 1984, to give the Board of Deputies forty days’ notice in writing to provide copies of all data maintained by the Board on them, and to require the Board to make such corrections as the subject concerned may require.Subjects who suspect that they are being victimised should write in the first instance by Recorded Mail to the Research Unit, Board of Deputies of British Jews, marking their letter for the attention of Michael
Whine, Director, Research Unit, Commonwealth House, 1 – 19 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NF.If the Board refuses to give satisfaction within forty days, the subject should then complain in writing to the Registrar of the Data Protection Agency, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF; the agency has statutory powers to search and seize databases in the event of non compliance with the Act.