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,...

This report reveals a problem of understaffing and lack of adequate financial resources for several Data Protection Authorities. At the operative level, a major problem is represented by the limited powers of several DPAs. In certain Member States, they are not endowed with full powers to...