In current news we could hear that the USA wants to gather a lot of data from everyone entering. This includes data of other people who aren’t entering the USA, like family, maybe even contacts on the phone.
Wouldn’t this mean that you need to invest a lot of time to get consent or, alternatively, pay a fine on return from the USA?
In the case of the fine, how high would it be? And if you travel to the USA again, will the fine stay the same, now that you do break the law knowingly/intentionally?
GDPR only applies to companies, not individuals. If you are entering the US with a company-owned device that contains personal data in that context, then you should speak to your company’s legal department or GDPR data-controller.
The privacy laws of Germany (Datenschutzgesetz) apply to individuals, too.