{"id":41448,"date":"2025-09-25T00:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T22:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/glossary\/datenschutzauditor-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T05:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:22:27","slug":"data-protection-auditor-2","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/en\/glossary\/datenschutzauditor\/","title":{"rendered":"Data protection auditor"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Data protection auditor<\/h1>\n<p><strong>What does data protection auditor mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A data protection auditor has the task of planning and carrying out an audit, i.e. checking the implementation of data protection regulations. In order to avoid conflicts of interest, this should not be the same person as the data protection officer. 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