Data protection ensures the protection of personal data. The challenges posed by data protection far exceed the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and include special areas of criminal law (German Criminal Code (StGB)), competition law (German Law Against Unfair Competition (UWG)) and telecommunications law (German Telecommunications Act (TKG)). Not least due to the constant new developments currently taking place within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation, the significance of data protection compliance will be a major focus for years to come.