Since the Snowden revelations, the adoption in May 2016 of the General
Data Protection Regulation and several ground-breaking judgments of
the Court of Justice of the European Union, data protection and
privacy are high on the agenda of policymakers, industries and the
legal research community.
Against this backdrop, Data Protection and Privacy under Pressure
sheds light on key developments where individuals’ rights to data
protection and privacy are at stake. The book discusses the persistent
transatlantic tensions around various EU-US data transfer mechanisms
and EU jurisdiction claims over non-EU-based companies, both sparked
by milestone court cases. Additionally, it scrutinises the expanding
control or surveillance mechanisms and interconnection of databases in
the areas of migration control, internal security and law enforcement,
and oversight thereon. Finally, it explores current and future legal
challenges related to big data and automated decision-making in the
contexts of policing, pharmaceutics and advertising.
Gert Vermeulen is full professor of international and European criminal
law and director of the Institute for International Research on Criminal
Policy (IRCP) at Ghent University, and privacy commissioner at the
Belgian DPA.
Eva Lievens is assistant professor of law and technology at Ghent
University.