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This chapter will firstly describe the concepts of personal data and privacy, how these are similar and different in the same time, and what is the regulator aim with regards to the protection of the individual rights and freedoms. Subsequently, two most representative case law will be described and analysed in order to understand the applicability of the EU legal framework in regards to privacy and data protection.
I am concerned that not all EU institutions and bodies are performing as well as they should. Implementation of data protection principles is not only a matter of time and resources, but also of organisational will. Ensuring compliance is a process that requires the commitment and support of the hierarchy in all institutions and bodies (Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Brussels, 30th January 2012, excerpt of the EDPS Press Release 03/12)
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Directive 95/46/EC. Preamble. (7). 1995.
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EDPS. The processing of personal data related to the use of the communication network in EU Institutions and bodies: ensuring compliance with Regulation (EC) 45. 2001, p. 5.
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Directive 95/46/EC. Article 10: Information To be Given to the Data Subject and Article 12: Right of access.
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Council of Europe. Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950.
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Article 7 of The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 2000.
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The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Treaty of Lisbon. Article 6(1), 2007.
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The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Treaty of Lisbon. Article 6(2), 2007.
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The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Treaty of Lisbon. Article 6 (1),(2),(3), 2007.
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Article 8 of The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 2000.
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Judgment of the European Court of Justice in Case C-101/01. Bodil Lindqvist. 2003.
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Decision of the Court in the Case C-101/01 (2003).
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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(6) Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist
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(8) Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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Case C-101/01 Bodil Lindqvist v Åklagarkammaren i Jönköping – reference to the ECJ under Article 234 of the Treaty by Götta Hovrätten (Sweden) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against Bodil Lidqvist.
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De Hert and Gutwirth (2009), pp. 3–44.
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Out-Law.com. Identifying people on-line violates Data Protection laws, says European Court. Available at: http://www.out-law.com/page-4051.
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Tzanou (2012).
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Manolescu, D. (2013). Data Protection Enforcement: The European Experience—Case Law. In: Ismail, N., Yong Cieh, E. (eds) Beyond Data Protection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33081-0_11
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