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The GDPR as a tool for European Integration
Δημοσιεύθηκε στο Linkedin, 9.2.2020 *** This is part of the GDPR ethics series; A broad mission statement may be found in its opening text. *** Few legal instruments have done more for European integration than the GDPR: Within only a few years since its release there is practically nobody in Europe that has not heard of it or is…
The household exemption: Is “personal” processing of “personal data” possible?
LinkedIn article, published on 21 Oct 2018 The household exemption dominates Article 2 of the GDPR, the automated/non-automated distinction being by now outdated: The GDPR does not apply whenever processing of personal data is done “by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity”. In the age of digital…
Withdrawal of consent under the GDPR: No justification needed?
Published on LinkedIn, 15 March 2019. *** This is part of the GDPR ethics series; A broad mission statement may be found in its opening text. *** As seen in the analysis of Article 6 of the GDPR, consent is an important, and by far the preferable, legal mechanism for the lawful processing of personal data. Its importance is…
New Article, The new EU cybersecurity framework: The NIS Directive, ENISA’s role and the General Data Protection Regulation
My new article has been published in Computer Law & Security Review, November 2019 Abstract The NIS Directive is the first horizontal legislation undertaken at EU level for the protection of network and information systems across the Union. During the last decades e-services, new technologies, information systems and networks have become embedded in our daily…
Brussels Privacy Hub workshop on the draft ePrivacy Regulation
GDPR Workshop Series: The ePrivacy Regulation: where are we at? This workshop will aim to discuss new development and key contentious issues of the draft ePrivacy Regulation currently in the law-making process. This workshop is expected to build on findings and feedback of the Hub’s similar workshop on 27 October 2016, “What is to be done…
Dismissing Data Protection Officers in Germany – a matter of good cause and major difficulties for employers!
Published in eulawlive.com, 9.03.2023 25th May 2023 will mark the 5th anniversary of the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) . During these five years, in daily business as well as judicial practice, several open questions occurred related to it’s application. The requirements for dismissing the corporations’ Data Protection Officers (DPO) was one…

