Data Protection for Software Development and IT

This book introduces data protection, i.e. the protection of individuals from misuse of their personal data. It provides a special focus on the direct impact on software development, e.g. in the form of functional requirements for software systems resulting from data protection. Chapter 1 provides an initial overview of the basic concepts of data protection and its legal foundations. Chapter 2 then delves deeper into the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), covering in particular