Post-Reform Personal Data Protection in the European Union: General Data Protection Regulation

Abstract

About the Author --Introduction --Subject Matter and Objectives of the General Data Protection Regulation and Summary of Changes Introduced By It; The Context of Personal Data Protection in the European Union --Definitions of the Right to Privacy; Protection of Personal Data as One Aspect of This Right; Legal Foundations of the Right to Privacy in European Union Law; Scope of the Right to Privacy in European Union Case Law --Scope of Protection of Personal Data and Key Definitions --Key Principles of Personal Data Processing --Legal Bases for the Processing of Personal Data --Sensitive Data --The Obligation to Provide Information on Data Processing --The Rights of Access, Rectification and Objection (SAR – Subject Access Requests) --Data Controller and Data Processor: Their Respective Obligations and Relations; Data Protection by Design and by Default; Data Security; Notification of a Personal Data Breach; Data Protection Officer; Codes of Conduct and Certification --Transferring Personal Data to Non-EU/EEA Countries --Privacy in the Internet Age; Technology and Threats to Privacy --Bibliography.