Lecture 1 EU Data Regulation Overview
1. Principles
The right to privacy
The right to privacy is a human right. However, the right to privacy is NOT the same as right
to data protection
- Right to data protection matters any time personal data are processed → broader
- For instance, employers keeping records of names and remuneration of
employees does not interfere with their private life. They cannot store it
without taking further prevention for security as it is personal data
The right to data protection
- Human right since 1981 (before the internet)
- Fundamental right in Europe since 2009:
- Right to the protection of personal data
- Data must be processed fairly, for specified purposes and on the basis of
consent.
- Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority
- The UN does not recognize this as a human right. The 2013 not legally binding
resolution on the right to privacy.
Limitations:
- The ECHR and the EU Charter have provisions to limit the rights to privacy and data
protection. This means that these rights are not absolute. So your right can be
limited in some cases:
If it protects the general interest or the rights of freedoms of others College 30 January
2023
Introduction to the course
Tutorial 1: discuss how to approach a paper and discuss its content
Tutorial 2: discuss how to check empirics
Tutorial 3: ask questions about the paper that is addressed to you
Content of papers in course can be in exam, if they are discussed in the lectures
Final exam (80%)
Assignment (20%) → presentation of 30 minutes in groups of 3+2 (?)
Deadline: 19 February → formation of groups
- Group members have to be in the same tutorial group
- Via canvas
Deadline: 2 March → submit your top 3 preferences for a paper
Tutorial on 15-16 March, time for questions
Vanaf 11-12 April → first presentations
1
,Lecture 1 EU Data Regulation Overview
1. Principles
The right to privacy
The right to privacy is a human right. However, the right to privacy is NOT the same as right
to data protection
- Right to data protection matters any time personal data are processed → broader
- For instance, employers keeping records of names and remuneration of
employees does not interfere with their private life. They cannot store it
without taking further prevention for security as it is personal data
The right to data protection
- Human right since 1981 (before the internet)
- Fundamental right in Europe since 2009:
- Right to the protection of personal data
- Data must be processed fairly, for specified purposes and on the basis of
consent.
- Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority
- The UN does not recognize this as a human right. The 2013 not legally binding
resolution on the right to privacy.
Limitations:
- The ECHR and the EU Charter have provisions to limit the rights to privacy and data
protection. This means that these rights are not absolute. So your right can be
limited in some cases:
If it protects the general interest or the rights of freedoms of others College 30 January
2023
Introduction to the course
Tutorial 1: discuss how to approach a paper and discuss its content
Tutorial 2: discuss how to check empirics
Tutorial 3: ask questions about the paper that is addressed to you
Content of papers in course can be in exam, if they are discussed in the lectures
Final exam (80%)
Assignment (20%) → presentation of 30 minutes in groups of 3+2 (?)
Deadline: 19 February → formation of groups
- Group members have to be in the same tutorial group
- Via canvas
Deadline: 2 March → submit your top 3 preferences for a paper
Tutorial on 15-16 March, time for questions
Vanaf 11-12 April → first presentations
2
,Lecture 1 EU Data Regulation Overview
1. Principles
The right to privacy
The right to privacy is a human right. However, the right to privacy is NOT the same as right
to data protection
- Right to data protection matters any time personal data are processed → broader
- For instance, employers keeping records of names and remuneration of
employees does not interfere with their private life. They cannot store it
without taking further prevention for security as it is personal data
The right to data protection
- Human right since 1981 (before the internet)
- Fundamental right in Europe since 2009:
- Right to the protection of personal data
- Data must be processed fairly, for specified purposes and on the basis of
consent.
- Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority
- The UN does not recognize this as a human right. The 2013 not legally binding
resolution on the right to privacy.
Limitations:
- The ECHR and the EU Charter have provisions to limit the rights to privacy and data
protection. This means that these rights are not absolute. So your right can be
limited in some cases:
If it protects the general interest or the rights of freedoms of others College 30 January
2023
Introduction to the course
Tutorial 1: discuss how to approach a paper and discuss its content
Tutorial 2: discuss how to check empirics
Tutorial 3: ask questions about the paper that is addressed to you
Content of papers in course can be in exam, if they are discussed in the lectures
Final exam (80%)
Assignment (20%) → presentation of 30 minutes in groups of 3+2 (?)
Deadline: 19 February → formation of groups
- Group members have to be in the same tutorial group
- Via canvas
Deadline: 2 March → submit your top 3 preferences for a paper
Tutorial on 15-16 March, time for questions
Vanaf 11-12 April → first presentations
3
, Lecture 1 EU Data Regulation Overview
1. Principles
The right to privacy
The right to privacy is a human right. However, the right to privacy is NOT the same as right
to data protection
- Right to data protection matters any time personal data are processed → broader
- For instance, employers keeping records of names and remuneration of
employees does not interfere with their private life. They cannot store it
without taking further prevention for security as it is personal data
The right to data protection
- Human right since 1981 (before the internet)
- Fundamental right in Europe since 2009:
- Right to the protection of personal data
- Data must be processed fairly, for specified purposes and on the basis of
consent.
- Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent
authority
- The UN does not recognize this as a human right. The 2013 not legally binding
resolution on the right to privacy.
Limitations:
- The ECHR and the EU Charter have provisions to limit the rights to privacy and data
protection. This means that these rights are not absolute. So your right can be
limited in some cases:
If it protects the general interest or the rights of freedoms of others
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College 30 January 2023
Introduction to the course
Tutorial 1: discuss how to approach a paper and discuss its content
Tutorial 2: discuss how to check empirics
Tutorial 3: ask questions about the paper that is addressed to you
Content of papers in course can be in exam, if they are discussed in the lectures
Final exam (80%)
Assignment (20%) → presentation of 30 minutes in groups of 3+2 (?)
Deadline: 19 February → formation of groups
- Group members have to be in the same tutorial group
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