The rapid development of
information and communication technologies underscores the growing need for the
robust protection of personal data – a right safeguarded by both European
Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Technological advances
expand the frontiers of, for example, surveillance, communication interception
and data storage; all of these pose signifi cant challenges to the right to
data protection.
The handbook explains key
jurisprudence, summarising major rulings of both the European Court of Human
Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Where no
such case law exists, it presents practical illustrations with hypothetical
scenarios. In a nutshell, this handbook aims to help ensure that the right to
data protection is upheld with vigour and determination.
Should you have any comments on
this Handbook you would like to communicate to the FRA, please send an email to
the following address:
privacy-dataprotection@fra.europa.eu