The application of the Charter in the digital age

Authors

  • José Luís da Cruz Vilaça Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rdce.66.06

Abstract

The development of new information technologies and of the Internet has also brought with it the risk of excessive intrusion into private life by allowing an unlimited access to personal data. The Charter contains, in its Art. 7, ‘the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and communications’ and in its Art. 8, ‘the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her’. In this field, the EU legislature has adopted Directive 95/46 and subsequently Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR). This contribution provides an overview of the recent case-law of the Court of Justice concerning the interpretation and validity of those EU acts.

Published

2020-08-11

Issue

Section

STUDIES