During his speech, he referred to the words of the head of one of the major clinics in Germany, who claimed that "data protection takes more lives than infections in hospitals."
According to Detterman, the fear of doctors regarding potential violations of regulations leads them not to disclose necessary medical information about patients. "In medicine, there is a saying: the dose makes the poison. Anything used in excess can be dangerous. I am convinced that excessive restrictions and complex privacy laws can also be counterproductive," he noted.
The professor also pointed out that the complexity of European legal norms creates difficulties for companies, despite the intentions of lawmakers to improve the situation.
