Look to Yourselves, That We Lose Not Those Things Which We Have Wrought: The Proposed Changes to the Purpose Limitation Principle in Data Protection and Public Bodies’ Rights to Access Third Party Data

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Abstract / Description of output

This article analyses the proposed changes to the purpose limitation principles contained in the draft Data Protection Regulation adopted by the European Commission in January 2012. It examines the historical motives for the introduction of the principle as part of the 1995 Data Protection Directive, and looks at the constitutional framework under which it operates both at EU and member state level. It considers the risks and long-term consequences that EU citizens may face if the principle is eroded or substantially abandoned.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of Edinburgh, School of Law, Working Papers
Number of pages14
Volume2013/18
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • data protection
  • purpose limitation
  • privacy
  • surveillance
  • informational self-determination

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