Conceptualising the right to data protection in an era of Big Data

Abstract

In 2009, with the enactment of the Lisbon Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union entered into force. Under Article 8 of the Charter, for the first time, a stand-alone fundamental right to data protection was declared. The creation of this right, standing as a distinct right to the right to privacy, is undoubtedly significant, and it is unique to the European legal order, being absent from other international human rights instruments. This commentary examines the parameters of this new right to data protection, asking what are the principles underpinning the right. It argues that the right reflects some key values inherent in the European legal order, namely: privacy, transparency, autonomy and nondiscrimination. It also analyses some of the challenges in implementing this right in an era of ubiquitous veillance practices and Big Data.

Initiating New Regulations on Personal Data Protection: Challenges for Personal Data Protection in Indonesia

“…This regulation respects all basic rights and observes freedom and principles recognized in the Charter as enshrined in the Agreement, in particular respect for personal and family life, home and communication, protection of personal data, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, freedom to conduct business, the right to effective remedies and fair trial, and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity [22]. Data protection principles as fundamental rights include: privacy, autonomy, transparency, non-discrimination [23].…”

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“…ezeket a változásokat kritikai nézőpontból vizsgálják. Ennek része a felelősség kérdése, amelyre itt nem csak tisztán jogi kategóriaként érdemes tekinteni (Mann [2017], McDermott [2017, Tene-Polonetsky [2013]. A felelős adatgazdálkodás, az etikus, személyiségi jogokat tiszteletben tartó elemzés, az adatgyűjtés és feldolgozás szükséges mértékű transzparenciája, továbbá a létrejövő új hatalmi, politikai struktú-rák mind-mind alapvető vizsgálati kérdései (lehetnek) ennek a kritikai irányzatnak.…”

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