The rapid development of information technology has exacerbated the need for robust personal data protection, the right to which is safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Safeguarding this important right entails new and signifi cant challenges as...

In 2024, the general data protection regulation (GDPR) is in its sixth year of implementation. This regulation, adopted in 2016 as a key part of the EU's data protection reform, amended the legal framework that had been in place since the 1995 data protection directive entered into force. It has...

In 2024, the general data protection regulation (GDPR) is in its sixth year of implementation. This regulation, adopted in 2016 as a key part of the EU's data protection reform, amended the legal framework that had been in place since the 1995 data protection directive entered into force. It has...

Technological advances make it ever more important to safeguard the right to personal data, which is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Data protection violations arise principally from internet-based activities, direct marketing and video surveillance,...

The rapid development of information and communication technologies underscores the growing need for the robust protection of personal data - a right safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Technological advances expand the frontiers of, for example,...

The full report, 'Access to data protections remedies in EU Member States', examines the nature of data protection violations and highlights the obstacles victims of such violations face when seeking redress. This FRA socio-legal project, which offers an analysis of the 28 EU Member States' data...

Technological advances make it ever more important to safeguard the right to personal data, which is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Data protection violations arise principally from internet‑based activities, direct marketing and video surveillance,...

The rapid development of information and communication technologies underscores the growing need for the robust protection of personal data - a right safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Technological advances expand the frontiers of, for example,...

The proposed instruments aim to protect fundamental rights in general and data protection in particular. Both draft proposals set out a list of fundamental rights potentially affected by the data protection reform package. However, the list of fundamental rights affected differs between both...