In recent history, the world has experienced dramatic events which have had a substantial effect on the balance between human rights protection and security measures. Body scanners installed at airports are intended to protect our lives. But at the same time they have a serious impact on privacy...

In the aftermath of growing surveillance across the world, especially in the United States, it seems timely to touch upon the existing legal framework on electronic surveillance, considering the privacy aspects with their relevance to cyber law. Electronic surveillance, like traditional...

This article examines the threat to privacy posed by the transfer of personal information from one jurisdiction to another. Despite international trends towards greater protection of personal information significant challenges to personal privacy arise in this context. These include the use of...

While data theft and cyber risk are major threats facing organizations, existing research suggests that most organizations do not have sufficient protection to prevent data breaches, deal with notification responsibilities, and comply with privacy laws. This article explores how insurance...

• Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) are tools for organisations to manage privacy risks. They emerged in various jurisdictions from the 1980s, initially as a purely voluntary measure. DPIAs are now set to become a mandatory requirement in certain circumstances under...

In this article, I consider to what extent economic actors (mainly companies) enjoy the rights to privacy and data protection under Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, in the light in particular of such rulings as Schecke, Digital Rights Ireland and Google Spain