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1. National Supervisory Authorities National Supervisory Authorities in Europe National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) and the Public Sector Information A data protection authority is an independent body which is in charge of monitoring the processing of personal data within its jurisdiction (country, region or international [...]...
2. Privacy Privacy in Europe Privacy by design and the Public Sector Information Privacy by design aims to build privacy and data protection upfront, into the design specifications and architecture of information and communication systems and technologies, in order to facilitate compliance with privacy [...]...
3. Article 29 Working Party Article 29 Working Party in Europe Article 29 Working Party and the Public Sector Information The Article 29 Working Party is the short name of the Data Protection Working Party established by Article 29 of Directive 95/46/EC. It provides the European Commission with independent advice...
4. Derogation Derogation in Europe Derogations in the International Transfer of Data Article 26(1) of the Directive states that transfers of personal data to a third country that does not ensure an adequate level of protection may take place if one of the following conditions is met:...
5. List of Directives about Internet Law List of Directives about Internet Law in Europe These Directives include: Directive 2009/110/EC of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive [...]...
6. Metadata Metadata in Europe Metadata and the Public Sector Information In the INSPIRE directive, metadata is defined as information describing spatial data sets and spatial data services and making it possible to discover, inventory and use them. This definition could also be used for non-spatial [...]...
7. Lord Treasurer Or Lord High Treasurer And Treasurer Of The Exchequer Definition of Lord Treasurer Or Lord High Treasurer And Treasurer Of The Exchequer The office dates from the- earliest Norman period. After 1612 it was sometimes put in commission, and since 1714 it has always been in commission. The Commissioners constitute the Treasury Board, which...
8. Drones Drones in Europe Description of drones Uses (commercial, military, civil, personal,…) Devices (plate nummers recognition, thermal cameras, videos, mobile or not,…) Legal provisions applicable to the use of Drones Article 8 ECHR Domestic Law. For example, in Belgium, the [...]...
9. Anonymization Anonymization in Europe Anonymization and the Public Sector Information The process of turning data that could result into the identification of individuals. Source: http://opendatamanual.org/glossary.html Resources See Also Directive on the re-use of Public Sector Information (PSI Directive)...
10. Phishing Phishing in Europe Phishing in Germany Provisions relating to phishing in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Fifteen, under the heading "Violation of Privacy," located in Section 202b Phishing, which reads: Whosoever unlawfully intercepts data [...]...
11. Personal Data Personal data in Europe According to Article 2 lit a) of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC any information related to an identified or identifiable individual (‘data subject’) is considered personal data. Legal entities such as governmental institutions and companies and their business [...]...
12. Data controller Data Controller in Europe According to Article 2 lit d) of the EU Data Protection Directive, a controller is a “natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body which alone or jointly with others determine the purposes and means of the processing...
13. Data processor Data Processor in Europe The data processor is the statutory counterpart of the data controller. According to Article 2 lit. e) EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC, the processor is “a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body which processes data on...
14. Data Data in Europe Geo-data and the Public Sector Information Also known as spatial data, geospacial data or geographic data. The syllable Geo implies that the dataset has a spatial component that allows to georeference the described phenomena to a location or region on the earth....
15. Data minimization Data minimization in Europe Data minimization and the Public Sector Information The principle of data minimization means that a data controller should limit the collection of personal information to what is directly relevant and necessary to accomplish a specified purpose. They should also [...]...
16. European Data Protection Supervisor The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the Public Sector Information The European Data Protection Supervisor is an independent supervisory authority established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, on the basis of Article 286 of the EC Treaty. His mission is to ensure [...]...
17. Data Protection Law Data Protection Law in Europe Applicability of national data protection law First step to assess whether a processing of data is lawful, is to determine the applicability of data protection law. On European level the Data Protection Directive sets the framework for data protection. Because...
18. Open Data European Law Open Data Note: Most of the following information is sourced from several eucases.eu resources. The world of legal publishing is changing rapidly as a result of the Open Data movement. Most Member states are offering public access to portals with consolidated national [...]...
19. Data Retention Data Retention in Europe In Obtaining information about copyright infringers from ISPs while safeguarding the privacy of internet users What can Germany and the Netherlands learn from each other?, by S.J.A. Schroers: Data Retention in the Netherlands In the Netherlands the Directive [...]...
20. Data Mining Data Mining in Europe Data Mining and Crawling Data Crawling or Mining may be defined as the act of collecting different forms of information from the public Internet in an automatic fashion (i.e. through bots) which is then stored and processed in different ways. It...
21. Data Processing Data Processing in Europe Meaning of Deception in the Context of Data Processing in Germany Provisions relating to meaning of deception in the context of data processing in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Twenty-three, under the heading [...]...
22. Data Tampering Data Tampering in Europe Data Tampering in Germany Provisions relating to data tampering in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Twenty-seven, under the heading "Criminal Damage," located in Section 303a Data tampering, which reads: (1) [...]...
23. Forgery of Data Forgery of Data in Europe Forgery of Data Intended to Provide Proof in Germany Provisions relating to forgery of data intended to provide proof in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Twenty-three, under the heading "Forgery," located in Section...
24. Data Espionage Data Espionage in Europe Acts Preparatory to Data Espionage and Phishing in Germany Provisions relating to acts preparatory to data espionage and phishing in the German Criminal Code [1]: This criminal issue is covered by Chapter Fifteen, under the heading "Violation of Privacy," [...]...
25. Consent in Data Protection Law Consent in European Union Data Protection Law Introduction The European Union’s Framework Data Protection Directive defines “consent” to mean the “freely given specific and informed indication of [one’s] wishes.” The concept is a fundamental fixture of the European Union’s data protection [...]...
26. Data Protection Directive Data Protection Directive in Europe Data quality The Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC sets in Article 6 requirements for the quality of personal data which is to be processed. Apart from all processing activities being fair and lawful, the most important principle is purpose limitation. [...]...
27. Transfers of Personal Data Processed in the EU Transfers of Personal Data Processed in the EU in Europe In relation to the EU legal framework applicable to transfers of personal data processed in the European Union (and the EEA) to “third countries” (i.e. countries that are not members of the EU or the EEA), such...
28. Data Retention Directive Data Retention Directive in Europe Data concerning telecommunications traffic through telephone networks and through the internet is, to some extent, retained (stored) by telecommunication service providers for their own commercial purposes (e.g., for billing purposes). The Data Retention [...]...
29. Personal Data Protection Personal Data Protection in Europe Historical Evolution of Personal Data Protection The terms data protection and privacy are often used interchangeably, particularly in the management literature (see for example Christopher Kuner, European Data Privacy Law and Online Business. Oxford: [...]...
30. General Data Protection Regulation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)ContentsGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)General Introduction The General Data Protection Regulation was approved by the European Union Parliament on 14 April 2016. GDPR will enter in force 20 days after its publication in the EU Official Journal and will be directly...
31. European Data Protection Supervisor European Data Protection Supervisors (EDPS) The European Data Protection Supervisor is the independent supervisory authority set up in 2014 by the Parliament and Council to advise European Union administrations on the processing of personal data as well as supervising these bodies to ensure compliance to...
32. Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection in Europe Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX) DAPIX addresses issues relating to information exchange and data protection. On the information exchange side, it draws up EU strategies for ensuring the [...]...
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