From Alexa to Siri and the GDPR: The Gendering of Virtual Personal Assistants and the Role of EU Data Protection Law

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Ni Loideain ◽  
Rachel Adams
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
Personal Assistants

scholarly journals Book review: European Data Protection Regulation, Journalism, and Traditional Publishers: Balancing on a Tightrope?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paddy Leerssen
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
Privacy Law ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
European Data ◽  
The Media ◽  
Data Protection Law

David Erdos’ new book, European Data Protection, Regulation, Journalism and Traditional Publishers, is a rich, meticulous contribution to the study of data protection law and its complex interactions with the media and with freedom of expression and information. In a time when new-fangled tech giants and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications suck up most of the available attention, the role of more traditional actors remains nonetheless pivotal, and risks being underappreciated. Thankfully, Erdos’ new book does a remarkably comprehensive job of mapping the state of play in this area, critiquing its ongoing challenges and uncertainties, and charting a way forward. It marks a first, promising entry in the new Oxford University Press series on Data Protection and Privacy Law.

Article 4(8). Processor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee A. Bygrave ◽  
Luca Tosoni
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
Specific Definition

The ‘processor’ is one of the principal actors in the operationalisation of data protection law and thus deserves specific definition. Indeed, the role of this actor has increased in importance as the GDPR vests processors with more extensive obligations and liability than was the case under the DPD (see e.g. Articles 30(2), 33(2), 37, 79 and 82 GDPR).

Implementierung elektronischer Überwachungseinrichtungen durch Betriebsvereinbarungen vor dem Hintergrund der DSGVO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Köllmann
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Legal Certainty ◽  
Monitoring Equipment ◽  
Monitoring And Surveillance ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
Works Council ◽  
Personnel Department ◽  
Employee Data

As digitalization progresses, the possibilities for monitoring and surveillance in the employment relationship also increase. With the entry into force of the GDPR at the latest, the discussions about an "Employee Data Protection Act" (Beschäftigtendatenschutzgesetz) reignited. The thesis examines - de lege lata - the interaction of European and national requirements in the introduction of electronic surveillance / monitoring equipment in companies. On this basis, current challenges and the corresponding solutions are shown. At the same time, the special role of the business parties (such as works council and personnel department) in the area of data protection is presented. Finally, the question of whether an employee data protection law - de lege ferenda - can provide more legal certainty is being investigated.

The “Riskification” of European Data Protection Law through a two-fold Shift

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milda MACENAITE
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Risk Regulation ◽  
General Data Protection Regulation ◽  
Regulation Mechanisms ◽  
General Data ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
Practical Level

The importance of the concept of risk and risk management in the data protection field has grown explosively with the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679). The article explores the concept and the role of risk, as well as associated risk regulation mechanisms in EU data protection law. It shows that with the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation there is evidence of a two-fold shift: first on a practical level, a shift towards risk-based data protection enforcement and compliance, and second a shift towards risk regulation on the broader regulatory level. The article analyses these shifts to enhance the understanding of the changing relationship between risk and EU data protection law. The article also discusses associated potential challenges when trying to manage multiple and heterogeneous risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals resulting from the processing of personal data.

Effects and Projections of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) Application and the Role of the DPO

2021 ◽  
pp. 195-208
Author(s):  
Claudio Roberto Pessoa ◽  
Bruna Cardoso Nunes ◽  
Camila de Oliveira ◽  
Marco Elísio Marques
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Personal Data Protection ◽  
Specific Objective ◽  
The World ◽  
General Data ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
The Impact

The world scenario is changing when we talk about personal data protection. Not that long ago, it was common to find companies that sell databases, and other companies that work with the information contained into these databases, aimed to create profiles and generate solutions, using technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence, among others, looking to be attractive and get more customers. In order to protect the privacy of citizens across the world, laws have been created and/or expanded to reinforce this protection. In Brazil, specifically, the Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais – LGPD [General Data Protection Law] was created. This research aims to analyze this law, as well as other laws that orbit around it. The goal is to know the impact of law enforcement on business routine and, as a specific objective, what the role of DPO (Data Protection Officer) in organizations will be.

Article 4(7). Controller

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee A. Bygrave ◽  
Luca Tosoni
Keyword(s):  
Data Protection ◽  
Data Protection Law ◽  
Definition Of

Controllers are key actors in the operationalisation of data protection law as they are the primary bearers of the obligations set by such law towards data subjects. Thus, definition of the criteria for attaining the role of controller is essential for understanding the law’s application. As detailed below, the tendency under EU data protection law is to apply these criteria in an expansive and flexible way, thus rendering the threshold for attaining controller status quite low.

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