Data protection

It is a little more than one year that the General Data Protection Regulation entered into force. The 22 nd May 2019, three days before the first anniversary, a press release [i] by the European Commission summarised certain statistical data [ii] on the year, including a Eurobarometer survey [iii] and the most important indicators of compliance, complaints and data breach notifications. Just two months later, the Commission has adopted the Communication on its session the 24 th July [iv] entitled: “Data protection rules as a trust - enabler in the EU and beyond – taking stock”. In this Communication, significant thought is given to the international dimension. On the other hand, some new judicial developments also concern the international dimension, mainly transfer of personal data to the United States. The new, clearer and somewhat stricter data protection rules in Europe exert an important influence on international relations, they are sometimes accused of enabling protect...

I am not a fan of political speeches and introductions by VIPs. The contribution of Viviane Reding: was an exception as it was personal and gave an insight into the background of how the GDPR was born. At least to me, the long haggling about the GDPR and the discussion on what is   new and what not crowded out from public discussion the ethos: to protect personal liberties against dictatorship and the principle that data belong to the person herself (or himself). The ex-commissioner for the area and MEP rightly boasted that in this field, the EU is a standard maker. It is also interesting to note that while Europe only followed the U.S. in establishing net neutrality, now the U.S. has retreated from it. IT was on the Luxembourg Data Protection Days , organised by MGSI  that the experiences of one year of the GDPR were discussed. Tine Larsen from the CNPD c omplained about GDPR-bashing and that there were also fake news around GDPR. The fact that Luxembourg voted the la...