Abstract
This introductory chapter situates the central theme of this volume – the right of access to personal data – in the wider context of a world experiencing the ongoing proliferation of data collection techniques. In post-Snowden societies, awareness around issues of privacy and data protection are growing and this chapter explains how and why the right of access may help to enhance the empowerment of data subjects in terms of determining how their personal data is collected, used and shared.
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Press release from Case C-362/14 available at http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2015-10/cp150117en.pdf
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The research was conducted in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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L’Hoiry, X., Norris, C. (2017). Introduction – The Right of Access to Personal Data in a Changing European Legislative Framework. In: Norris, C., de Hert, P., L'Hoiry, X., Galetta, A. (eds) The Unaccountable State of Surveillance. Law, Governance and Technology Series(), vol 34. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47573-8_1
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