Browsing Rīgas Juridiskā augstskola / Riga Graduate School of Law by Subject "Data protection"
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Analysis of the right to be forgotten under the GDPR in the age of surveillance capitalism
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)The definition of personal data is evolving in the modern age. With the emergence of new technology, new commercial practices and the increase in the value of data, companies are looking for ways to extract as much value ... -
The balancing act between data protection and AML in the banking industry
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis aims to determine the problematic aspects of striking a balance between data protection and anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CTF) laws for the business of banks based on the ... -
Biometrical data legal issues of mobile payment transactions in the Republic of Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Biometrics are any metrics related to human features. The most common examples of a biometric recognition system are the mobile phone’s fingerprint and facial recognition technology. As an emerging technology, biometric ... -
Blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation: implementation and regulatory challenges
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The rapid development of areas where blockchain technology is used has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. Users of the blockchain can make payments over a decentralized network, which eliminates the need for third ... -
Challenges of free data flow between the EU and US: can EU-US privacy shield ensure co-operation?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The following thesis aims to provide an insight into the way US and EU data protection regulations compare to each other and how those can harmonized in the future with an idea to make it easier to understand how cross-country ... -
Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and violations under it
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2019)The General Data Protection, replacing the Directive 95/46/EC brings more strict obligations with respect to data subject’s rights and data security. The main objective for the research of violations under the General Data ... -
Complications to protect one’s own image in the digital age
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)Billion images are uploaded online every day and it is nearly impossible to escape the camera gaze. Online platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, encourage even more image exchange online, which creates a foundation ... -
Counter-terrorism within the European Union: data surveillance measures
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to analyse why Passenger Name Record data has been so strongly and rigoriously criticized by the European Union Data Protection Authorities. In order to reach the aim, European Union legislation ... -
Creation of a data marketplace for monetization of personal data
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Today, personal data is being actively traded, and in most cases even without the awareness of the data subjects. The regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) require data controllers and processors ... -
Data as an asset in an insolvency procedure
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2021)When a business becomes insolvent, assets that has selling value prevails within the insolvency process. Understanding if personal data can be classified as an asset and whether it can be sold when facing insolvency ... -
Data protection in an employment context – monitoring employees working from home through monitoring software under the General Data Protection Regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)The thesis addresses practical and legal issues related to the monitoring of employees working from home through monitoring software against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic and the overall trend towards flexible ... -
Data subject rights in online social networks - personal data protection and problematic aspects
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)Online social networks have become an important part of the online activities on the web and one of the most influencing media. Online social networks should be compliant with the GDPR, international and EU data protection ... -
The effectiveness of key GDPR provisions on profiling and automated decision-making
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2023)The rapid advancement of technological innovations has enabled ways to capture and measure daily life like never before. Many organizations, both private and public sector, relies on the data inferred from individuals to ... -
Electronic Communications Law legal issues and the effect of it towards freedom, security and justice in the Republic of Latvia
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)On 15 March 2006, the European Union adopted the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC which regulated the Internet Service Providers storage of telecommunications data and could be used to fight serious crime in the European ... -
Electronic identity verification: personal data protection challenges and risks
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)This work highlights the clash of GDPR, eIDAS Regulation and PSD2 Directive, as well as tackles challenges of implementation in practice, specifically the challenges of securing personal data whilst ensuring an electronic ... -
Employers rights to require employees criminal conviction background information
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)The thesis aim is to analyse European Union’s legislation regarding personal data processing and cases when such data can be issued to third parties. The research focuses on the human rights law in the context of personal ... -
ePrivacy legislation in Europe – possible future legal and economic consequences
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)ePrivacy is one of the most important spheres of IT law in online business industry and infrastructure of digital market operations. ePrivacy covers and Regulates protection of personal data of common and professional ... -
Explicit consent In the context of personal data processing conditions compared to Turkish law and European law
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2022)Technology, which has developed rapidly in the last century and continues to develop at an increasing speed, has spread to all areas of daily life and has become intricate with life routines. Accordingly, the storage and ... -
From Directive 95/46/EC to the General Data Protection Regulation: addressing the potential harm to data subjects' rights arising from personal data collection and data analytics
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2018)This work highlights the issues of personal data collection and its use in data analytics by analyzing the potential harms to individuals rights’ arising from personal data collection and data analytics and comparing the ... -
GDPR: most common breaches committed by data controllers/processors and their causes
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)The 21st century is called “digital” not for nothing. Technological revolution, development of cyberspace and emerged amount of data flows have marked the last 50 years and opened up new opportunities for humanity. In 2016, ...