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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, ...
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 ...
Preconditions for a valid consent under the General Data Protection Regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
For the data processing to be legal and valid in the European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation has to be followed. Article 6(1) of the Regulation sets out the options by which the data controller should comply ...
“Right to erasure” and private blockchain in the European Union: legal requirements and technical possibilites
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
Blockchain, serving as one of the most complex networks used within an organization may be regarded as challenging for the applicability and realization of the General Data Protection Regulation Article 17, which gives the ...
Is medical data in Latvia collected and used properly in the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation?
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The General Data Protection Regulation introduced stricter conditions for the collection and processing of personal data. In addition, a strong emphasis was placed on the rights of the data subject. The main objective of ...
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 ...
Legitimate interests as basis for employee data processing based on Article 6, part (1) paragraph (f) under the General data protection regulation
(Riga Graduate School of Law, 2020)
The thesis will analyze the cases of legitimate interests of employers and will illustrate the reasoning and legal basis for employees data processing based on Article 6, part (1) paragraph (f) under the GDPR in EU and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...