Personal data protection
EU Fact Sheets
01-10-2017
Protection of personal data and respect for private life are important fundamental rights. The European Parliament has always insisted on the need to strike a balance between enhancing security and safeguarding human rights, including data protection and privacy. The EU data protection reform will strengthen citizens’ rights, giving them better control of their data and ensuring that their privacy continues to be protected in the digital age.
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- data protection
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
- EU institutions and European civil service
- European construction
- European Convention on Human Rights
- European Data Protection Supervisor
- EUROPEAN UNION
- exchange of information
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- LAW
- personal data
- political framework
- POLITICS
- protection of privacy
- rights and freedoms
- supervisory body