Autor: Christian Koot

The GDPR’s state of the art is a reference term - decoupled from fixed technical and organizational standards at a given time. Therefore, it is vital to define how requirements should be methodically derived from the state of the art, as stating no hint in the regulation led to insecurities amongst the GDPR’s addressees. This article presents an approach from the German IT association TeleTrust which can help companies to reduce their insecurities. The problems with the state of the art in the effort saver digital world are shown on the example of identification and consent.

At the beginning of the 20th century Henry Ford has revolutionized the industrial production by the implementation of the assembly line within the automobile industry. Through this technique it was possible to produce high quantities of similar products with a small number of variants in an economically way. Today the development of the production technology enables the realization of products with a high number of variants in the flow production. As a result, the development of attractive products with a high benefit for different user groups represents a key competence for successful companies. That’s why the intense examination and involvement of requirements from various stakeholders into the product development and innovation process is crucial. The content of the following paper is therefore the introduction of a RE approach using the example of a commercial vehicle manufacturer.