Laws, courts and authorities
LfD
Abbreviation for Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz
In short and in plain language
LfD is the short name for the data protection office of a German state.
It gives advice and checks. It also takes reports of data breaches.
For a firm, it is in most cases the office that gets such a report. One example is after an attack on the website.
Definition
LfD is the short name of the data protection supervisory authority of a German federal state. It advises, inspects and receives reports of personal data breaches. For a business it is usually the body to which such a report goes, for example after an attack on the website.