Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Handbook

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Data Processing

In the previous chapter, we looked at privacy, why it is important, the main modern privacy bills, and the rights of the data subject.

We will continue from there, specifically talking about accountability, tools, instruments, measures, and Schrems (Max Schrems is an Austrian lawyer; we’ll get into the details later in this chapter). Getting a bit more specific, we will be going deep into data processing. Although somewhat complex, these topics help us to decipher the weak points of GDPR and the ongoing discussions on how to improve it. I’d like to point out that this discussion isn’t merely academic; since it involves people, goods, and companies, it is something that we have to deal with.

The accountability principle requires ...