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EU: DATA PROTECTION: The proposed General Data Protection Regulation: suggested amendments to the definition of personal data

15 October 2014

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"In a recent judgment (discussed previously on this blog) the third chamber of the CJEU has ruled that the concept of "personal data" in the 1995 data protection (DP) directive is limited to data directly relating to a person, and does not include legal analyses in the file on the person, on which the state (NL) relied in taking its decisions in relation to that person (Joined Cases C-141/12 and C-372/12). I believe the Court’s restriction of the concept is wrong and contrary to the intended purpose of data protection; and should be corrected in the new General Data Protection Regulation."

See the full text: The proposed General Data Protection Regulation: suggested amendments to the definition of personal data (EU Law Analysos, link)

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