TY - JOUR
T1 - Is the general data protection regulation the solution?
AU - Poullet, Yves
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Yves Poullet
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Never has a text been received with so many requests for amendments; never has the debate around it been so huge. Some see it as a simple duplicate of the Directive 95/46; others present the GDPR, as a monster. In the context of this birthday, it cannot be a question of analyzing this text or of launching new ideas, but simply of raising two questions. I state the first as follows: “In the end, what are the major features that cross and justify this regulation? In addition, the second: “Is the regulation adequate for today's digital challenges to our societies and freedoms? The answers given in the following lines express the opinion of their author. It is just an invitation for a dialogue to go forth in this journal where so many excellent reflections have been published on Digital Law, thanks to our common friend: Steve.
AB - Never has a text been received with so many requests for amendments; never has the debate around it been so huge. Some see it as a simple duplicate of the Directive 95/46; others present the GDPR, as a monster. In the context of this birthday, it cannot be a question of analyzing this text or of launching new ideas, but simply of raising two questions. I state the first as follows: “In the end, what are the major features that cross and justify this regulation? In addition, the second: “Is the regulation adequate for today's digital challenges to our societies and freedoms? The answers given in the following lines express the opinion of their author. It is just an invitation for a dialogue to go forth in this journal where so many excellent reflections have been published on Digital Law, thanks to our common friend: Steve.
KW - Co-regulation
KW - Concept of personal data-alliances with other legal branches
KW - Consent
KW - Data protection or privacy
KW - Democracy, liberties, social justice and dignity as key concepts of privacy
KW - GDPR
KW - Profiling
KW - Right to be forgotten
KW - e-Privacy Directive
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85049351545&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clsr.2018.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.clsr.2018.05.021
M3 - Article
SN - 0267-3649
VL - 34
SP - 773
EP - 778
JO - Computer Law and Security Review
JF - Computer Law and Security Review
IS - 4
ER -