[nie]

> As a fundamental right, doesn't that mean that the government needs to abide by it as well? Can an EU resident demand that their image be removed from all footage collected by public surveillance cameras, for example?

Yes, in Germany, everyone, meaning citizen(EU/EEA) or not, enjoys the right of forgotten from surveillance cameras or any image/personal information that is not subject to the legal registry, from public record beyond 90 days. Unless you are targeted for an otherwise legal reason.

[hennsen]

Which law is that exactly (german here, but i dont know what you’re referring to€

[pluma]

Not able to answer that question but the Auskunftspflicht also covers police surveillance footage.

Personal anecdote: I was involved in a student demonstration once that ended with the police recording every individual separately in addition to checking our national ID cards. After about 14 days I wrote them a letter requesting information about what data they had kept and to destroy that data if it is not part of an active investigation.

I received a formal response saying they had already destroyed the data shortly after collecting it because they didn't end up needing it.

I presume the law is exactly the same as with any other organisation, i.e. the BDSG (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) which as of now implements the GDPR (DSGVO) in Germany.

[hennsen]

Yes, and meanwhile they illegally sniff your whole Internet traffic... just one current example https://blog.fefe.de/?ts=a5f2e96c

[nie]

Generally, Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG), mainly Kapitel 3. §57, §58 and §61.