Germany should establish a clear model of purpose, legal basis, retention period, and recipient scope for applicant data. Recommendation: log every transfer to employers, recruiters, or tools in the portal. In practice: applicant account: manage talent pool consent separately from standard application. Limitation: a single global consent checkbox is insufficient for complex reuse scenarios. (Sources: GDPR General Data Protection Regula, BDSG §26 Beschaeftigtendaten)
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