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Personal Data Protection In The Era Of Cloud Computing. New Challenges For European Regulators., Panagiotis Kitsos, Paraskevi Pappas May 2011

Personal Data Protection In The Era Of Cloud Computing. New Challenges For European Regulators., Panagiotis Kitsos, Paraskevi Pappas

Panagiotis Kitsos

It is widely aknowledged that we are entering in an era of revolutionary changes in the field of Information and Communication Technologies . The spread of broadband internet connections has led internet to function not only as a communications network but also as a platform for new computing applications. The most recent application is the so called "cloud computing", which permits the running of software applications or the storage of data to be performed at remote servers which are connected to our computers through the Internet. Examples of these applications are the web-based email services, online computer back up, data …


New Rules On Consumer Protection Against Personal Data Breaches And Spam, Panagiotis Kitsos, Paraskevi Pappas May 2010

New Rules On Consumer Protection Against Personal Data Breaches And Spam, Panagiotis Kitsos, Paraskevi Pappas

Panagiotis Kitsos

On 25 November 2009, the European Parliament and Council adopted a new legislation to revise the regulatory framework for the electronic communications sector. This new “package” of Directives includes Directive 2009/136/EC, which amends earlier Directive 2002/58/EC in the fields of 1. mandatory notification of personal data security breaches 2. consent requirements for cookies and 3. anti-spamming measures by ISPs. The scope of the Directive is to enhance the protection of consumers privacy and personal data in the electronic communications sector, through strengthened security-related provisions and improved enforcement mechanisms by the NRAs. In particular Τhe provisions of the new directive require …