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Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
What is Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)?
Austria's Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) as amended in 2018 supplements the EU GDPR with national provisions. The Datenschutzbehörde (DSB - Austrian Data Protection Authority) oversees enforcement. It comprises 14 controls organised across 5 domains, and applies in Austria.
How Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) maps to other frameworks
All 14 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 5 domains Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) groups its controls into
Part 5: Implementation of the Law Enforcement Directive
Part 4: Remedies and Penalties
Part 3: Data Protection Authority
Part 2: GDPR Implementation and Supplementary Provisions
Part 1: Constitutional Provision - Fundamental Right to Data Protection
Where Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) overlaps with the standards you already hold
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Questions people ask about Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
What is Austria Data Protection Act?
Austria's Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) as amended in 2018 supplements the EU GDPR with national provisions. The Datenschutzbehörde (DSB - Austrian Data Protection Authority) oversees enforcement.
How many controls does Austria Data Protection Act have?
Austria Data Protection Act contains 14 controls organized across 5 domains.
Where does Austria Data Protection Act apply?
Austria Data Protection Act is applicable in Austria. Organizations operating in or serving customers in this jurisdiction should evaluate its requirements.
What frameworks does Austria Data Protection Act map to?
Austria Data Protection Act has control-to-control mappings with 264 other compliance frameworks in our database. Use our compliance platform to explore these mappings interactively.
How do I get started with Austria Data Protection Act compliance?
Start by understanding the framework's key controls and domains. Our compliance platform provides AI-powered gap analysis and mapping tools to help you assess your current posture and build a remediation plan.
Query Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) programmatically
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018), its 14 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) API reference and MCP config →What Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- AT-DSG-10 Section 29 - Liability and right to compensation / civil jurisdiction
- AT-DSG-11 Sections 42-45 - Data subject rights (law enforcement)
- AT-DSG-12 Section 62 - Administrative penalties
- AT-DSG-13 Section 36 - Scope of law enforcement processing
- AT-DSG-14 Section 38 - Lawfulness of law enforcement processing
- AT-DSG-2 Section 2 - Scope and application
- AT-DSG-4 Section 6 - Data secrecy (Datengeheimnis)
- AT-DSG-6 Sections 12-13 - Image processing (video surveillance/CCTV)
- AT-DSG-7 Section 18 - Establishment of the Data Protection Authority
- AT-DSG-8 Section 22 - Functions and powers of the DPA
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