Following many years of intense political debate on data protection in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will finally become law across the EU in May 2018 and is designed to be the cornerstone of data protection in Europe. It sets out directly applicable rules on the rights of data subjects, the duties of those organisations that demand the processing of personal data and those that do the processing (data controllers and processors), international data transfers and the powers of supervisory authorities.
Speaking notes of Giovanni Buttarelli, Meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament, Brussels
Speech of Peter Hustinx given at the High Level Conference: "Ethical Dimensions of Data Protection and Privacy", Centre for Ethics, University of Tartu / Data Protection Inspectorate, Tallinn
Opinion on the Commission's Communication on "Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe"
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2011 was a very productive year, in line with our efforts to ensure consistent and effective protection of privacy and personal data in a fast-changing, interconnected world.In its support of technological advances and economic development, particularly in an age of austerity, it is important that the EU administration does not lose sight of the right of the European citizen to privacy and data protection. Only a joint effort to apply a consistent and effective approach will maintain this fundamental right.
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