An Assessment of the Commission’s Proposal on Privacy and Electronic Communications

An Assessment of the Commission’s Proposal on Privacy and Electronic Communications external link

Zuiderveen Borgesius, F., van Hoboken, J., Fahy, R., Irion, K. & Rozendaal, M.

2017

Abstract

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, appraises the European Commission’s proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. The study assesses whether the proposal would ensure that the right to the protection of personal data, the right to respect for private life and communications, and related rights enjoy a high standard of protection. The study also highlights the proposal’s potential benefits and drawbacks more generally.

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Other{Borgesius2017b,
	title = {An Assessment of the Commission’s Proposal on Privacy and Electronic Communications},
	author = {Zuiderveen Borgesius, F. and van Hoboken, J. and Fahy, R. and Irion, K. and Rozendaal, M.},
	url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/IPOL_STU2017583152_EN.pdf},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.2861/614076},
	year = {0615},
	date = {2017-06-15},
	abstract = {This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, appraises the European Commission’s proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation. The study assesses whether the proposal would ensure that the right to the protection of personal data, the right to respect for private life and communications, and related rights enjoy a high standard of protection. The study also highlights the proposal’s potential benefits and drawbacks more generally.},
	keywords = {e-Privacy regulation, frontpage, Personal data, Privacy},
}

Annotatie bij Hof van Justitie van de EU 21 december 2016 (Tele2 Sverige / Post- och telestyrelsen en Secretary of State for the Home Department) external link

Dommering, E.

Nederlandse Jurisprudentie, vol. 2017, num: 20/21, pp: 3042-3045, 2017

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Kroniek Mediarecht external link

Breemen, V. & Breemen, V.

KwartaalSignaal Ars Aequi, vol. 140, pp: 8150-8152, 2016

Van catalogusformules en strong reasons: de ontwikkeling van de artikel 10 jurisprudentie van het EHRM van 2010 tot en met 2016 (deel I) external link

Nieuwenhuis, A.

Mediaforum, vol. 2017, num: 1, pp: 2-12, 2017

Abstract

Deze bijdrage geeft een overzicht en analyse van de jurisprudentie van het EHRM over de afgelopen zeven jaar. Daarbij wordt eerst kort ingegaan op de reikwijdte en beperkingsvoorwaarden, waarna de behandeling een meer thematisch karakter krijgt. Zo passeren onder meer ‘persvrijheid en privacy’, ‘uitlatingen over rechtszaken’, en ‘hate speech’ de revue. In dit nummer vindt de lezer het eerste deel van de bijdrage. In één van de volgende nummers volgt het tweede deel.

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Article{Nieuwenhuis2017,
	title = {Van catalogusformules en strong reasons: de ontwikkeling van de artikel 10 jurisprudentie van het EHRM van 2010 tot en met 2016 (deel I)},
	author = {Nieuwenhuis, A.},
	url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/Mediaforum_2017_1.pdf},
	year = {0310},
	date = {2017-03-10},
	journal = {Mediaforum},
	volume = {2017},
	number = {1},
	pages = {2-12},
	abstract = {Deze bijdrage geeft een overzicht en analyse van de jurisprudentie van het EHRM over de afgelopen zeven jaar. Daarbij wordt eerst kort ingegaan op de reikwijdte en beperkingsvoorwaarden, waarna de behandeling een meer thematisch karakter krijgt. Zo passeren onder meer ‘persvrijheid en privacy’, ‘uitlatingen over rechtszaken’, en ‘hate speech’ de revue. In dit nummer vindt de lezer het eerste deel van de bijdrage. In één van de volgende nummers volgt het tweede deel.},
	keywords = {Art. 10 EVRM, EHRM, frontpage, hate speech, jurisprudentie, persvrijheid, Privacy, uitlatingen over rechtszaken, Vrijheid van meningsuiting},
}

Annotatie bij Rb. Oost-Brabant 20 juli 2016 (Stichting Privacy Claim / Precent) external link

van Daalen, O.

Mediaforum, vol. 2016, num: 8, pp: 239-240, 2017

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The Weeping Angels are back, and they attack our privacy via smart TVs external link

Irion, K. & Helberger, N.

2017

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Privacy, Freedom of Expression, and the Right to Be Forgotten in Europe external link

Kulk, S. & Zuiderveen Borgesius, F.

forthcoming in J. Polonetsky, O. Tene, E. Selinger (ed.), Cambridge Handbook of Consumer Privacy, 2017, 0302

Abstract

In this chapter we discuss the relation between privacy and freedom of expression in Europe. In principle, the two rights have equal weight in Europe – which right prevails depends on the circumstances of a case. We use the Google Spain judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, sometimes called the ‘right to be forgotten’ judgment, to illustrate the difficulties when balancing the two rights. The court decided in Google Spain that people have, under certain conditions, the right to have search results for their name delisted. We discuss how Google and Data Protection Authorities deal with such delisting requests in practice. Delisting requests illustrate that balancing privacy and freedom of expression interests will always remain difficult.

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Chapter{Kulk2017,
	title = {Privacy, Freedom of Expression, and the Right to Be Forgotten in Europe},
	author = {Kulk, S. and Zuiderveen Borgesius, F.},
	url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2923722},
	year = {0302},
	date = {2017-03-02},
	abstract = {In this chapter we discuss the relation between privacy and freedom of expression in Europe. In principle, the two rights have equal weight in Europe – which right prevails depends on the circumstances of a case. We use the Google Spain judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, sometimes called the ‘right to be forgotten’ judgment, to illustrate the difficulties when balancing the two rights. The court decided in Google Spain that people have, under certain conditions, the right to have search results for their name delisted. We discuss how Google and Data Protection Authorities deal with such delisting requests in practice. Delisting requests illustrate that balancing privacy and freedom of expression interests will always remain difficult.},
	keywords = {Criminal Conviction, Dutch Law, Freedom of expression, Freedom of Speech, frontpage, Personal data, Privacy, right to be forgotten, Search Engine, Sensitive Data, Special Categories of Data},
}

Smart TV and the online media sector: User privacy in view of changing market realities external link

Irion, K. & Helberger, N.

Telecommunications Policy, vol. 41, num: 3, pp: 170-184, 2017

Abstract

Smart TV and online media enable precise monitoring of online media consumption, which also forms the basis for personalised recommendations. This new practice challenges EU policy in two respects. Firstly, the legality of monitoring individual media consumption and using personal data of users is primarily addressed under data protection law. Secondly, tracking of viewing behaviour and personalisation of media content can also affect individuals’ freedom to receive information, as well as the realisation of media policy objectives such as media freedom and pluralism, implications that so far are not reflected in media law and policy, or only marginally. This article addresses the increasing reliance on personal data and personalised services in the audiovisual and online media sector and queries the appropriateness of the legal status quo in light of implementation and enforcement actions in Germany and the Netherlands. The analysis concludes with a call for media policy makers and regulators to pay more attention to the issue of ‘smart surveillance’ of media users, and develops a number of concrete recommendations on how to accommodate the specific privacy concerns of media users.

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Article{Irion2017,
	title = {Smart TV and the online media sector: User privacy in view of changing market realities},
	author = {Irion, K. and Helberger, N.},
	url = {https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/Smart-TV-and-the-Online-media-sector-prepub.pdf},
	doi = {https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2016.12.013},
	year = {0103},
	date = {2017-01-03},
	journal = {Telecommunications Policy},
	volume = {41},
	number = {3},
	pages = {170-184},
	abstract = {Smart TV and online media enable precise monitoring of online media consumption, which also forms the basis for personalised recommendations. This new practice challenges EU policy in two respects. Firstly, the legality of monitoring individual media consumption and using personal data of users is primarily addressed under data protection law. Secondly, tracking of viewing behaviour and personalisation of media content can also affect individuals’ freedom to receive information, as well as the realisation of media policy objectives such as media freedom and pluralism, implications that so far are not reflected in media law and policy, or only marginally. This article addresses the increasing reliance on personal data and personalised services in the audiovisual and online media sector and queries the appropriateness of the legal status quo in light of implementation and enforcement actions in Germany and the Netherlands. The analysis concludes with a call for media policy makers and regulators to pay more attention to the issue of ‘smart surveillance’ of media users, and develops a number of concrete recommendations on how to accommodate the specific privacy concerns of media users.},
	keywords = {frontpage, Fundamental rights, Media consumption, Media policy, Monitoring, Online media, Privacy, Smart TV},
}

Wifi-tracking in de winkel(straat): inbreuk op de privacy? external link

Bosch, B.F.E. & van Eijk, N.

Privacy & Informatie, num: 6, pp: 238-246, 2016

Abstract

Tegenwoordig wordt de consument op steeds grotere schaal gevolgd via de wifi-signalen die smartphones uitzenden. Inzicht in hoe consumenten zich gedragen in een winkel levert commerciële voordelen op voor de winkeliers, maar ook risico's voor de persoonlijke levenssfeer. Onder de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens is gegevensverwerking via wifi-tracking toegestaan, mits wordt voldaan aan de strenge eisen die de wet stelt. Ter vergelijking wordt gekeken naar de regulering van wifi-tracking in de Verenigde Staten.

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Article{Bosch2016,
	title = {Wifi-tracking in de winkel(straat): inbreuk op de privacy?},
	author = {Bosch, B.F.E. and van Eijk, N.},
	url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/PrivacyInformatie_2016_6.pdf},
	year = {1220},
	date = {2016-12-20},
	journal = {Privacy & Informatie},
	number = {6},
	pages = {238-246},
	abstract = {Tegenwoordig wordt de consument op steeds grotere schaal gevolgd via de wifi-signalen die smartphones uitzenden. Inzicht in hoe consumenten zich gedragen in een winkel levert commerciële voordelen op voor de winkeliers, maar ook risico\'s voor de persoonlijke levenssfeer. Onder de Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens is gegevensverwerking via wifi-tracking toegestaan, mits wordt voldaan aan de strenge eisen die de wet stelt. Ter vergelijking wordt gekeken naar de regulering van wifi-tracking in de Verenigde Staten.},
	keywords = {consumenten, frontpage, Privacy, Regulering, retailtracking, smartphones, Verenigde Staten, Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens, wifi-tracking, winkels},
}

The Golden Age of Personal Data: How to Regulate an Enabling Fundamental Right? external link

Oostveen, M. & Irion, K.

2016

Abstract

New technologies, purposes and applications to process individual’s personal data are developed on a massive scale. But we have not only entered the ‘golden age of personal data’ in terms of its exploitation: ours is also the ‘golden age of personal data’ in terms of regulation of its use. In this contribution, we explain how regulating the processing of an individual’s personal data can be a proxy of intervention, which directly or indirectly could benefit other individual rights and freedoms. Understood as an enabling right, the architecture of EU data protection law is capable of protecting against many of the negative short- and long-term effects of contemporary data processing. The new General Data Protection Regulation certainly strengthens aspects of this core architecture but certain regulatory innovations to cope with technological advancements and the data-driven economy appear less capably of yielding broad protection for individuals fundamental rights and freedoms. We conclude that from the perspective of protecting individual fundamental rights and freedoms, it would be worthwhile to explore alternative (legal) approaches of individual protection in contemporary data processing.

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Article{Oostveen2016b,
	title = {The Golden Age of Personal Data: How to Regulate an Enabling Fundamental Right?},
	author = {Oostveen, M. and Irion, K.},
	year = {1215},
	date = {2016-12-15},
	abstract = {New technologies, purposes and applications to process individual’s personal data are developed on a massive scale. But we have not only entered the ‘golden age of personal data’ in terms of its exploitation: ours is also the ‘golden age of personal data’ in terms of regulation of its use. In this contribution, we explain how regulating the processing of an individual’s personal data can be a proxy of intervention, which directly or indirectly could benefit other individual rights and freedoms. Understood as an enabling right, the architecture of EU data protection law is capable of protecting against many of the negative short- and long-term effects of contemporary data processing. The new General Data Protection Regulation certainly strengthens aspects of this core architecture but certain regulatory innovations to cope with technological advancements and the data-driven economy appear less capably of yielding broad protection for individuals fundamental rights and freedoms. We conclude that from the perspective of protecting individual fundamental rights and freedoms, it would be worthwhile to explore alternative (legal) approaches of individual protection in contemporary data processing.},
	keywords = {Big data, Data protection, enabling fundamental rights, EU law, General Data Protection Regulation, Privacy},
}

Keyword: Privacy