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Directive 2002/58/processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector European Union directive Made by European Parliament & Council Made under Art. 95 Journal reference L201, 2002-07-31, pp. 37 – 47 History Date made 2002-07-12 Entry into force 2002-07-31 Implementation date 2003-10-31 Preparative texts EESC opinion C123, 2001-01-24, p. 53 EP ...
"The Regulation applies to processing outside the EU that relates to the offering of goods or services to data subjects (individuals) in the EU or the monitoring of their behavior," according to W. Scott Blackmer of the InfoLawGroup, though he added "[i]t is questionable whether European supervisory authorities or consumers would actually try ...
Organisations cannot merely add people's details to their marketing database and offer an opt out after they have started sending direct marketing. For this reason the regulations offer increased consumer protection from direct marketing. [1] The regulations can be enforced against an offending company or individual anywhere in the European Union.
The regulation does not purport to apply to the processing of personal data for national security activities or law enforcement of the EU; however, industry groups concerned about facing a potential conflict of laws have questioned whether Article 48 could be invoked to seek to prevent a data controller subject to a third country's laws from ...
Information about a person's financial transactions, including the amount of assets, positions held in stocks or funds, outstanding debts, and purchases can be sensitive.
A significant aspect introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation is the recognition of the "right to be forgotten," [9] which mandates that any organization collecting data on individuals must delete the relevant data upon the individual's request. The Regulation drew inspiration from the European Convention on Human Rights mentioned ...
Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) were developed by the European Union Article 29 Working Party (today the European Data Protection Board) to allow multinational corporations, international organizations, and groups of companies to make intra-organizational transfers of personal data across borders in compliance with EU Data Protection Law.