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EU: European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): The coherent enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of big data

23 September 2016

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"The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Giovanni Buttarelli, has announced that he intends to set up a Digital Clearing House to promote more coherent enforcement of EU rules. In a new Opinion, Coherent enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of big data, published today, he drew attention to the mounting concern at concentration of market power and personal data in fewer and fewer hands, with the internet experience characterised by ‘walled gardens’ and take-it-or-leave-it data use policies. This means that authorities need to work more closely to protect the rights and interests of individuals, like the right to privacy, to freedom of expression and non-discrimination."

See the full text: The coherent enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of big data (Press release,pdf)

And see: EDPS Opinion on coherent enforcement of fundamental rights in the age of big data 23 September (pdf)

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