Privacy: European data protection rules
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Privacy: European data protection rules
Abstract
In this working paper we are going to analyze the principal changes related to the introduction of the new proposed European data protection rules compared with the actual law, which is a set of directives based on the first one of ’95 (Directive
95/46/CE). In addition, taking three companies with headquarters in Italy, France and Germany, we will make a comparison between their protection policies. As a final consideration, we will make a comparison between the actual policies of different European countries, taking as a blueprint the privacy policy of the enterprises analyzed, and the new proposed data protection law. Assigning a score to each item of the privacy policies ranking from 0, if the item is not coherent with the new proposal, to 3, if it’s totally coherent and does not need to be changed with the introduction of the reform, we will analyze its position compared to the new one, which is the future common European trend.
Keywords: European data protection rules, privacy policies, privacy future trends.
List of contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………. 1
1 The EU proposal review …………………………………………………….… 2
1.1 The proposal elements …………………………………………….... 2
1.2 Privacy policy review: Germany ………………………………… 4
1.3 Privacy policy review: France ……..…………………………….. 6
1.4 Privacy policy review: Italy ……………………………………….. 8
2 Comparison between countries ………………………………………….. 11
2.1 Coherence of policies’ items …………………………………….... 11
2.2 The actual situation: meet the trend ………………………….. 12
Conclusion ……………………..………………………………………………………. 15
References ……………………..………………………………………………………. 17
Introduction
The EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive sets the basic principles of personal data protection, but differences in the way that each EU country implements the law have led to an uneven level of protection for personal data.
The current rules
Privacy: European data protection rules
Abstract
In this working paper we are going to analyze the principal changes related to the introduction of the new proposed European data protection rules compared with the actual law, which is a set of directives based on the first one of ’95 (Directive
95/46/CE). In addition, taking three companies with headquarters in Italy, France and Germany, we will make a comparison between their protection policies. As a final consideration, we will make a comparison between the actual policies of different European countries, taking as a blueprint the privacy policy of the enterprises analyzed, and the new proposed data protection law. Assigning a score to each item of the privacy policies ranking from 0, if the item is not coherent with the new proposal, to 3, if it’s totally coherent and does not need to be changed with the introduction of the reform, we will analyze its position compared to the new one, which is the future common European trend.
Keywords: European data protection rules, privacy policies, privacy future trends.
List of contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………. 1
1 The EU proposal review …………………………………………………….… 2
1.1 The proposal elements …………………………………………….... 2
1.2 Privacy policy review: Germany ………………………………… 4
1.3 Privacy policy review: France ……..…………………………….. 6
1.4 Privacy policy review: Italy ……………………………………….. 8
2 Comparison between countries ………………………………………….. 11
2.1 Coherence of policies’ items …………………………………….... 11
2.2 The actual situation: meet the trend ………………………….. 12
Conclusion ……………………..………………………………………………………. 15
References ……………………..………………………………………………………. 17
Introduction
The EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive sets the basic principles of personal data protection, but differences in the way that each EU country implements the law have led to an uneven level of protection for personal data.
The current rules