This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

The general impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems on businesses, governments and the global economy is currently a hot topic. This isn't surprising, considering that AI is believed to have the potential to bring about radical, unprecedented changes in the way people live and work. The...

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) has requested an ad hoc briefing paper to provide its Members with information and advice regarding the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (2012/0011(COD)). This document presents a rapid assessment of the innovation and...

The study compares what systems are present in the United States and a number of advanced Asian countries to protect privacy and enhance trust in the realm of electronic communications. Additionally, the study reports on the effectiveness of these arrangements and the perceptions of various...

This document comprises the Final Report, produced under the contract between the European Commission and a consortium consisting of time.lex, Spark Legal Network and Tech4i2, for the project 'Cross-border data flow in the digital single market: study on data location restrictions' (SMART...

This Final Report is the result of: 'Cross-border data flow in the digital single market: study on data location restrictions' (SMART 2015/0054), undertaken by time.lex, Spark Legal Network and Tech4i2. The objectives of the study were to a) identify and analyse legal and non-legal barriers that...

This Report is the final result of a study of which the objective was threefold: - First, the study aimed to assist the Commission by gathering evidence on the transposition of the ePrivacy Directive and by conducting an in-depth analysis of the effective implementation and enforcement of key...

Directive 2002/58/EC - hereafter "the ePrivacy Directive" - aims to protect the privacy and regulate the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector. As such the Directive complements the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Inter alia, the ePrivacy Directive specifies how...

This Report is the final result of a study of which the objective was threefold: - First, the study aimed to assist the Commission by gathering evidence on the transposition of the ePrivacy Directive and by conducting an in-depth analysis of the effective implementation and enforcement of key...