The purpose of this chapter is to examine how health data is treated from a data protection point of view and whether this treatment has an impact on the development of big data and AI-driven medical treatment and research, as well as on patients’ rights. Part I of this chapter discusses the...

Computer science, robotics and AI have all developed rapidly in recent years, bringing profound changes to all aspects of human life. However, the emergence and proliferation of these new technologies has not occurred within the bounds of traditional organizational, ethical and regulatory...