Data Protection Officers: Social Plugins Not Permissible in Germany - Golem.de. Great, with this, almost all external linking will go down the drain. Loading JavaScript libraries via a delivery network? Forbidden. Displaying YouTube videos? Forbidden. Displaying Flickr slideshows? Forbidden. The fact that such an absurd perspective leads the entire internet ad absurdum will surely please rather than concern the political level. At least the part that already stands out due to regular misunderstanding. Sometimes I have the feeling that the current group of "data protection officers" are only moles for hardliners in the parties who would like to regulate everything to death. Because only a dumb and quiet citizen is a good citizen. This has nothing to do with real protection of our data - because these "data protection officers" do not take action against the transmission of flight data or intra-European account movements to foreign intelligence services. Nor do they take action against nationwide central databases that are being built through the introduction of the central tax number or the electronic patient card (or in the future through a toll for private cars that will surely come at some point) - there is only half-hearted, weak-kneed "protest". There is nothing to be heard about the threat of fines. Who believes that the "data protection officers" would bravely throw themselves in front of the lions in the internet to protect our data, also believes that lemon folders would fold lemons.