BONN, Germany — Deutsche Telekom today announced more findings concerning breaches of data privacy regulations and the investigation of additional incidents. The new Member of the Board of Management responsible for Data Privacy, Legal Affairs and Compliance, Dr. Manfred Balz, explained the incidents the company is now investigating. “Data privacy is now represented directly at Board of Management level: As the new Member of the Board of Management, I am personally committed to the issue,” Balz emphasized. “At the same time, I extend this obligation to every manager and employee who has to do with the privacy and security of customer data.”
At the beginning of October the Board of Management tasked Group Internal Audit with the review of measures taken within the Group in response to the theft of 17 million sets of customer data in 2006. A report has now been submitted. The investigations were in response to open questions generated by the most recent findings relating to the theft of data