Data Protection has become one of the most important news topics of
recent years, playing a role in elections and referendums, and posing a
whole host of new legal questions. At its core, data protection is the
statutory protection provided to protect the privacy of individuals with
regard to personal data. It's places various obligations on persons who
keep personal data, eg that the data must be accurate and kept for
lawful purposes.
EU Data Protection Law provides an analysis of the EU's proposed
General Data Protection Regulation. The book analyses the rights of the
data subject including rights to information, access, rectification,
erasure (right to be forgotten), restriction, portability and objection.
It examines in detail the role and responsibilities of controllers and
processors together with governance (including the Data Protection
Officer) and risk (data protection by design and default, the Data
Protection Impact Assessment, data security and the notification of
subjects). The role of data protection authorities, the European Data
Protection Board and enforcement mechanisms such as fines and other
liabilities and penalties are also explored. Other relevant Directives
are discussed together with appropriate case law. This comprehensive
treatment is the only one of its kind. It will also be of international
appeal, as Ireland's perspective in this area carries great weight in
light of Ireland's position as the European headquarters for many
digital technology companies such as Facebook and Google.
