The control of the introduction and spread of COVID-19 has posed a significant challenge to state governments. One control measure which has been implemented in an effort to reduce spread is the contact tracing application. ...

The EU Cybersecurity Framework counts with numerous regulatory instruments intended to handle cybersecurity incidents. Cybersecurity incidents can be considered as events capable of disrupting the ordinary digital appliances ...

Methodology: The analysis describes the transition to 5G, why it is necessary, and briefly, how the network will initially be constructed. It presents, generally, the stakeholders involved, and some risks and vulnerabilities ...

The thesis examines encryption (cryptographic methods) as a security measure under the GDPR and the NIS Directive, in particular article 32 and 14/16, respectively. It discusses the term 'state of the art' and researches ...

This dissertation provides a reflective overview of HETs through the examination of diverse questions and issues needed to be addressed when performing an analysis of these technologies. Therefore, this dissertation tackles ...

The rate at which people use the Internet and information technologies has surged tremendously in recent years. One consequence of this development is that law enforcement authorities (LEAs) have increasingly found themselves ...

AI technology's relationship with GDPR is multidisciplinary. On the one side, the tale shows us that AI helps accurately in identifying GDPR violations. On the other side, a set of GDPR provisions themselves question the ...

The Interent of Things (IoT ) devices and IoT market are growing globally, and there is no sign of slowing down. The number of connected devices globally is expected to rise from 23bn in 2018 to 75bn by 2025, and yet the ...

The thesis presents a retrospective analysis of the representative action legal mechanism in order to identify the type of legal figure adopted in the European General Data Protection Regulation. The study focuses on the ...

This thesis reviews Colombia’s current data protection framework to determine which challenges it faces to be recognized by the European Union as a third country with an adequate level of protection. Therefore, the reader ...

This thesis considers the plausibility and effect of joint controllership under the European Data Protection Framework for website operators when placing third-party tracking cookies. Traditionally, these cookies have only ...

Binding Corporate Rules (‘BCRs’) are the internal data protection policies of multinational companies (‘MNCs’) that do business both within and outside the EEA. This paper addresses the strengths and weaknesses of BCR ...

The legal and societal implications of non-transparency in online behavioral advertising.

The commoditization of personal information has led to the creation of trade agreements that are no longer concerned with purely trade issues. The newly drafted Comprehensive Econom-ic and Trade Agreement (‘CETA’) characterizes ...

The recent entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes new data protection requirements on data controllers and processors with respect to the processing of the personal data of the EU/EEA ...

Taking a look at the framework based on the Directive 95/46 (previous legal framework) and on the General Data Protection Regulation (current legal framework), the thesis compares the right of access and its limitations ...

Illegal hate speech constitutes a societal problem which requires regulation. The thesis addresses the question of how illegal hate speech online is regulated in the EU, and whether this is adequate to tackle the problem. ...

This thesis assesses the registrability of sports names as word and figurative trade marks in the European Union, largely with a focus on articles 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament ...

The blockchain technology has brought a new tool which can change the way we make legal contracts. This tool is called “smart contracts”. Smart contracts are self-executing contracts which decrease the human intervention ...

Impacts and issues that the Data Portability Right has on businesses

The continual emergence of new technologies impacts every aspect of society including the way people work. Most of the modern-day labour is carried out in a digital environment allowing employers to exercise their supervisory ...

Emotion recognition technologies are expected to grow at a rate of almost 40% per annum, reaching an expected market size of 36.07 billion USD by 2021. However, there has been a paucity of academic discourse about the ...

A legal analysis of the material effects of the GDPR on the Processing of personal data by data brokers for online marketing purposes. This thesis tackles the questions of how the GDPR's rules on extended applicability on ...

Analysis of the data privacy policy in the Republic of Serbia, with focus on legal framework and attitude that citizens and institutions have towards this issue

The currently pending Megaupload case highlights that in the United States jurisdiction there is the urgent need for additional third-party protections in cloud assets seizure . Using the case as a point of departure, this ...

Abstract I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. Psalm 89: 34 Contract law exists since the time immemorial. Our life is full of promises. In Ethiopia, there is a saying that ‘‘it is ...

In this thesis, I critically assess two related questions; the scope of EU data protection law pursuant to the new General Data Protection Regulation, and the one-stop-shop mechanism in the Regulation. The first part of ...

A brief study on computer licenses in contracting and procurement.

The emergence of new forms of interactions in the online environment, as social media, search engine and e-commerce has shifted the business industry and introduced a data-driven economy, where data has become the new ...

Network neutrality is a widely debated policy issue that has the potential to alter the dynamics of accessing online content. The main focus of the debate revolves around analyzing whether broadband internet access market ...