Blockchain and the General Data Protection Regulation
In recent times, there has been much discussion in policy circles, academia and the private sector regarding the tension between blockchains and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). Whereas, the GDPR is based on an underlying assumption that in relation to each personal data point there is at least one the data controller, blockchains make the allocation of responsibility and accountability burdensome. Further, although the GDPR is based on the assumption that data can be modified or erased where necessary to comply with legal requirements, blockchains, however, render the unilateral modification of data purposefully onerous in order to ensure data integrity and to increase trust in the network.
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This study was written by Dr Michèle Finck
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Ámbito político
- Asuntos económicos y monetarios
- Asuntos financieros y bancarios
- Derecho contractual, Derecho mercantil y Derecho de sociedades
- Derecho de la UE: sistema jurídico y actos legislativos
- Derecho internacional privado y cooperación judicial en materia civil
- Espacio de libertad, seguridad y justicia
- Evaluación de la legislación y las políticas en la práctica
- Industria
- Mercado interior y unión aduanera
- Planificación prospectiva
- Protección de los consumidores