SustainCase: How Deutsche Telekom ensures data privacy and security

Case study: How Deutsche Telekom ensures data privacy and security


As a leading global information and telecommunications technology company, present in over 50 countries worldwide and with 165 million mobile customers, 28,5 million fixed-network lines and 18,5 million broadband lines, ensuring data privacy and security is a top priority for Deutsche Telekom, in striving to gain customers’ trust.


Abstract


According to a survey conducted by TNS Emnid for Deutsche Telekom in February 2016, nearly half of the German population (48%) has fallen victim to Internet crime. Guaranteeing data privacy and security is, thus, highly important for Deutsche Telekom. In order to ensure data privacy and security Deutsche Telekom took action to:

• publish an annual data privacy and Transparency Report

• provide employees with data privacy training

• annually audit data privacy standards

• raise employee awareness about data privacy


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