Effectiveness of Personal Data Protection

ISBN-13: 9783639132458 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 120 str.

Tatjana Matjas

Opis

Automated use and processing of personal data havegained a worldwide popularity today. The age ofcomputerization and new technologies has made theaccess to personal information as easy and unimpededas never before. Great flow of personal data withinthe cyber space raises issues of their effectiveprotection and the appropriate safety measures of therights of the data subject. Current work provides theexamination of automated data processing andmeasures, which can be applied for their effectiveprotection. As far as the access to personalinformation raises even more complicated issues inthe field of public activities, basic analysis of thebook is directed on the examination of the activitiesperformed by the public agencies involved into theinvestigation of criminal and misdemeanor matters.The analysis should help bodies dealing withautomated processing of personal data to avoidpossible mistakes and prevent violations of therights and freedoms of the parties involved into thecase management procedures. Creators of newtechnological means and services may also findimportant aspects, which help them to guaranteeeffective protection and safety of information.

O autorze

Tatjana Matjas, Studied International Law at International
University Audentes in Estonia. Legal Analyst in Centre of
Registers and Information Systems, Tallinn.