One of the aims of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to empower individuals and give them control over their personal data. The GDPR has a chapter on the rights of data subjects (individuals) which includes the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object and the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
Opinion on the data protection reform package
Opinion of 22 February 2012 on a notification for Prior Checking regarding the Processing of personal data in connection with regulations requiring asset freezing as CFSP related restrictive measures, European Commission (Case 2010-0426)
Answer regarding the publication on the Internet of the official directory of the agents of European institutions of bodies
Everyone is entitled to protect their personal information. Data protection is a fundamental right, protected by European law and enshrined in Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. EDPS Factsheet 1 provides you with information on your data protection rights and how to exercise them.
Letter on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2014 to 2020 the Rights and Citizenship Programme