The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges for the protection of personal data produced by current social and technical phenomena such as the Internet, globalisation, the increasing ubiquity of personal data and personal data collection, the increasing power and capacity of...

The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges for the protection of personal data produced by current social and technical phenomena such as the Internet, globalisation, the increasing ubiquity of personal data and personal data collection, the increasing power and capacity of...

The recent events in the Middle East and North Africa have demonstrated the potential of online social media as a tool of political activism, as well as the counter-measures this has provoked from repressive regimes. This potential, and State responses so far, raise significant human rights...

With around 2.3 billion users, the Internet has become part of the daily lives of a significant percentage of the global population, including for political debate and activism. While states are responsible for protecting human rights online under international law, companies responsible for...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines reforms to the legal framework for the exchange of personal and other data between the EUand the USA that would be necessary...