Annotatie bij EHRM 21 juli 2015 (Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy & Satamedia Oy / Finland) external link

European Human Rights Cases, num: 1, 2016

Abstract

In Finland is de belastinginformatie over burgers openbaar. Twee Finse bedrijven besluiten daar gebruik van te maken. Het ene publiceert delen van de informatie in een magazine, het andere runt een SMS-dienst, waarbij op naam informatie omtrent belastingen kan worden opgevraagd over derde personen. De vraag is of dit rechtmatig is. De nationale procedure is hieromtrent niet eenduidig. Er worden prejudiciële vragen gesteld aan het Hof van Justitie. Dit antwoordt dat de bedrijfsactiviteiten hebben te gelden als een verwerking van persoonsgegevens onder de Richtlijn bescherming persoonsgegevens, maar stelt tevens dat de bedrijven mogelijkerwijs een beroep kunnen doen op de in de richtlijn vervatte journalistieke exceptie. De Finse autoriteiten oordelen echter anders en wegen het recht op vrijheid van meningsuiting van de bedrijven tegen het recht op privacy van de burgers, waarbij het tweede belang zwaarder weegt. De bedrijven stappen naar het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens. Dat laat dit oordeel in stand.

Grondrechten, Privacy

Bibtex

Case note{nokey, title = {Annotatie bij EHRM 21 juli 2015 (Satakunnan Markkinapörssi Oy & Satamedia Oy / Finland)}, author = {van der Sloot, B.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1705.pdf}, year = {0114}, date = {2016-01-14}, journal = {European Human Rights Cases}, number = {1}, abstract = {In Finland is de belastinginformatie over burgers openbaar. Twee Finse bedrijven besluiten daar gebruik van te maken. Het ene publiceert delen van de informatie in een magazine, het andere runt een SMS-dienst, waarbij op naam informatie omtrent belastingen kan worden opgevraagd over derde personen. De vraag is of dit rechtmatig is. De nationale procedure is hieromtrent niet eenduidig. Er worden prejudiciële vragen gesteld aan het Hof van Justitie. Dit antwoordt dat de bedrijfsactiviteiten hebben te gelden als een verwerking van persoonsgegevens onder de Richtlijn bescherming persoonsgegevens, maar stelt tevens dat de bedrijven mogelijkerwijs een beroep kunnen doen op de in de richtlijn vervatte journalistieke exceptie. De Finse autoriteiten oordelen echter anders en wegen het recht op vrijheid van meningsuiting van de bedrijven tegen het recht op privacy van de burgers, waarbij het tweede belang zwaarder weegt. De bedrijven stappen naar het Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens. Dat laat dit oordeel in stand.}, keywords = {Grondrechten, Privacy}, }

Is the Human Rights Framework Still Fit for the Big Data Era? A Discussion of the ECtHR’s Case Law on Privacy Violations Arising from Surveillance Activities external link

Abstract

Human rights protect humans. This seemingly uncontroversial axiom might become quintessential over time, especially with regard to the right to privacy. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights grants natural persons> a right to complain, in order to protect their individual interests, such as those related to personal freedom, human dignity and individual autonomy. With Big Data processes, however, individuals are mostly unaware that their personal data are gathered and processed and even if they are, they are often unable to substantiate their specific individual interest in these large data gathering systems. When the European Court of Human Rights assesses these types of cases, mostly revolving around (mass) surveillance activities, it finds itself stuck between the human rights framework on the one hand and the desire to evaluate surveillance practices by states on the other. Interestingly, the Court chooses to deal with these cases under Article 8 ECHR, but in order to do so, it is forced to go beyond the fundamental pillars of the human rights framework.

Big data, conventionality, Grondrechten, Human rights, individual harm, mass surveillance, Privacy, societal interest

Bibtex

Other{nokey, title = {Is the Human Rights Framework Still Fit for the Big Data Era? A Discussion of the ECtHR’s Case Law on Privacy Violations Arising from Surveillance Activities}, author = {van der Sloot, B.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1701.pdf}, year = {1215}, date = {2015-12-15}, abstract = {Human rights protect humans. This seemingly uncontroversial axiom might become quintessential over time, especially with regard to the right to privacy. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights grants natural persons> a right to complain, in order to protect their individual interests, such as those related to personal freedom, human dignity and individual autonomy. With Big Data processes, however, individuals are mostly unaware that their personal data are gathered and processed and even if they are, they are often unable to substantiate their specific individual interest in these large data gathering systems. When the European Court of Human Rights assesses these types of cases, mostly revolving around (mass) surveillance activities, it finds itself stuck between the human rights framework on the one hand and the desire to evaluate surveillance practices by states on the other. Interestingly, the Court chooses to deal with these cases under Article 8 ECHR, but in order to do so, it is forced to go beyond the fundamental pillars of the human rights framework.}, keywords = {Big data, conventionality, Grondrechten, Human rights, individual harm, mass surveillance, Privacy, societal interest}, }

Annotatie bij Hof van Justitie EU 16 juli 2015 (Coty / Stadtsparkasse) external link

European Human Rights Cases, num: 10, 2015

Bankgeheim, Bescherming van persoonsgegevens, Grondrechten, Privacy

Bibtex

Case note{nokey, title = {Annotatie bij Hof van Justitie EU 16 juli 2015 (Coty / Stadtsparkasse)}, author = {van der Sloot, B.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1698.pdf}, year = {1215}, date = {2015-12-15}, journal = {European Human Rights Cases}, number = {10}, keywords = {Bankgeheim, Bescherming van persoonsgegevens, Grondrechten, Privacy}, }

Book Review: Smart Technologies and the End(s) of Law external link

European Data Protection Law Review, num: 2, pp: 148-150., 2015

Grondrechten, Privacy

Bibtex

Other{nokey, title = {Book Review: Smart Technologies and the End(s) of Law}, author = {van der Sloot, B.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1697.pdf}, year = {1215}, date = {2015-12-15}, journal = {European Data Protection Law Review}, number = {2}, keywords = {Grondrechten, Privacy}, }

Open Data, Privacy, and Fair Information Principles: Towards a Balancing Framework external link

Abstract

Open data are held to contribute to a wide variety of social and political goals, including strengthening transparency, public participation and democratic accountability, promoting economic growth and innovation, and enabling greater public sector efficiency and cost savings. However, releasing government data that contain personal information may threaten privacy and related rights and interests. In this paper we ask how these privacy interests can be respected, without unduly hampering benefits from disclosing public sector information. We propose a balancing framework to help public authorities address this question in different contexts. The framework takes into account different levels of privacy risks for different types of data. It also separates decisions about access and re-use, and highlights a range of different disclosure routes. A circumstance catalogue lists factors that might be considered when assessing whether, under which conditions, and how a dataset can be released. While open data remains an important route for the publication of government information, we conclude that it is not the only route, and there must be clear and robust public interest arguments in order to justify the disclosure of personal information as open data.

anonymous data, Big data, Data protection, fair information principles, Freedom of information, Grondrechten, OECD privacy Guidelines, Privacy, public sector data

Bibtex

Article{nokey, title = {Open Data, Privacy, and Fair Information Principles: Towards a Balancing Framework}, author = {Zuiderveen Borgesius, F. and van Eechoud, M.}, url = {http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2695005}, year = {1203}, date = {2015-12-03}, abstract = {Open data are held to contribute to a wide variety of social and political goals, including strengthening transparency, public participation and democratic accountability, promoting economic growth and innovation, and enabling greater public sector efficiency and cost savings. However, releasing government data that contain personal information may threaten privacy and related rights and interests. In this paper we ask how these privacy interests can be respected, without unduly hampering benefits from disclosing public sector information. We propose a balancing framework to help public authorities address this question in different contexts. The framework takes into account different levels of privacy risks for different types of data. It also separates decisions about access and re-use, and highlights a range of different disclosure routes. A circumstance catalogue lists factors that might be considered when assessing whether, under which conditions, and how a dataset can be released. While open data remains an important route for the publication of government information, we conclude that it is not the only route, and there must be clear and robust public interest arguments in order to justify the disclosure of personal information as open data.}, keywords = {anonymous data, Big data, Data protection, fair information principles, Freedom of information, Grondrechten, OECD privacy Guidelines, Privacy, public sector data}, }

Comparative study of best European practices of online content regulation: Law and policy of online content regulation, in particular defamation online, in the light of Albanian legislative proposals external link

Cavaliere, P., Pavli, D. & Irion, K.
2015

Grondrechten, Vrijheid van meningsuiting

Bibtex

Report{nokey, title = {Comparative study of best European practices of online content regulation: Law and policy of online content regulation, in particular defamation online, in the light of Albanian legislative proposals}, author = {Cavaliere, P. and Pavli, D. and Irion, K.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1683.pdf}, year = {1110}, date = {2015-11-10}, keywords = {Grondrechten, Vrijheid van meningsuiting}, }

Hoge Raad niet meer bang voor de uitingsvrijheid? external link

AMI, num: 2, pp: 23-30., 1998

Abstract

Een kroniek van de rechtspraak van de Hoge Raad terzake van onrechtmatige publicaties, afgezet tegen de jurisprudentie van het EHRM over artikel 10 EVRM over de jaren 1990 tot 1995. Voorafgegaan door een eerdere kroniek over de jaren 1983 tot 1990 in Informatierecht/AMI 1990-5, p. 83-88.

Grondrechten, Vrijheid van meningsuiting

Bibtex

Article{nokey, title = {Hoge Raad niet meer bang voor de uitingsvrijheid?}, author = {Schuijt, G.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1681.pdf}, year = {0622}, date = {1998-06-22}, journal = {AMI}, number = {2}, abstract = {Een kroniek van de rechtspraak van de Hoge Raad terzake van onrechtmatige publicaties, afgezet tegen de jurisprudentie van het EHRM over artikel 10 EVRM over de jaren 1990 tot 1995. Voorafgegaan door een eerdere kroniek over de jaren 1983 tot 1990 in Informatierecht/AMI 1990-5, p. 83-88.}, keywords = {Grondrechten, Vrijheid van meningsuiting}, }