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SEPD: L'aplicació de la llei de protecció de dades essencials de la UE per restablir la confiança entre la UE i EUA

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1000000000000785000003091AFDBF09The strict enforcement of existing European data protection laws is an essential element for restoring trust between the EU and the USA said the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today (21 February).

EDPS Peter Hustinx said: "The rights of EU citizens to the protection of their privacy and personal information are enshrined in EU law. The mass surveillance of EU citizens by US and other intelligence agencies disregards these rights. As well as supporting a privacy act in the USA, Europe must insist on the strict enforcement of existing EU legislation, promote international privacy standards and swiftly adopt the reform of the EU data protection Regulation. A concerted effort to restore trust is required. "

In his opinion on the Commission Communications on Rebuilding Trust in EU-US Data Flows and on the Functioning of the Safe Harbour from the Perspective of EU Citizens and Companies Established in the EU, the EDPS said that measures must include the effective application and enforcement of the instruments regulating international transfers between the EU and the USA, in particular the existing Safe Harbour principles.

In addition, the reformed EU rules on data protection should provide for clarity and consistency, particularly in terms of addressing issues such as the conditions for data transfers, processing personal information for law enforcement purposes and conflicts in international law. It is, therefore, essential that progress is made quickly to thwart the attempts serving political and economic interests to restrict the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection.

The large-scale monitoring of users’ communications is contrary to EU data protection legislation as well as the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In a democratic society, users should be certain that their rights to privacy, confidentiality of their communications and protection of their personal information are respected. Any exceptions or restrictions to fundamental rights for national security purposes should only be permissible if they are strictly necessary, proportionate and in line with European case law.

It is essential that fundamental rights are enforced through existing legislation as well as stronger laws and agreements in future in order to restore the confidence that has been seriously undermined by the various surveillance scandals. In a democratic society, intelligence activities should always respect the rule of law and the principles of necessity and proportionality.

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protecció de dades i privacitat són drets fonamentals a la UE. La protecció de dades és un dret fonamental, protegit per la legislació europea i consagrat en l'article 8 de la Carta dels Drets Fonamentals de la Unió Europea.

Més específicament, les normes de protecció de dades a la UE, així com els deures del SEPD, s’estableixen a Reglament (CE) núm. 45/2001. Un dels deures del SEPD és assessorar la Comissió Europea, el Parlament Europeu i el Consell sobre propostes de nova legislació i una àmplia gamma d’altres qüestions que repercuteixin en la protecció de dades. A més, les institucions i els organismes de la UE que processen dades personals que presenten riscos específics per als drets i les llibertats de les persones ("interessats") estan sotmesos a una verificació prèvia per part del SEPD.

Personal information or data: Qualsevol informació relacionada amb una persona física (viva) física identificada o identificable. Alguns exemples inclouen noms, dates de naixement, fotografies, imatges de vídeo, adreces de correu electrònic i números de telèfon. També es consideren dades personals altres dades, com ara adreces IP i contingut de comunicacions, relacionades o proporcionades pels usuaris finals dels serveis de comunicacions.

Privacitat: El dret d'un individu a ser deixat sol i en el control de la informació sobre ell o ella mateixa. El dret a la intimitat o vida privada està consagrat en la Declaració Universal dels Drets Humans (article 12), el Conveni Europeu de Drets Humans (article 8) i la Carta Europea dels Drets Fonamentals (article 7). La Carta també conté un dret explícit a la protecció de dades personals (article 8).

Safe Harbour Principles: These are a set of privacy and data protection principles that, together with a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) providing guidance for the implementation of the principles, have been considered by the European Commission to provide an adequate level of protection. These principles were issued by the Government of the United States on 21 July 2000.

US organizations can claim that they comply with this framework. They should publicly disclose their privacy policies and be subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce - or to the jurisdiction of another statutory body that will ensure compliance with the principles implemented in accordance with the FAQs. See also: Adequacy decision in the EDPS glossary and the Article 29 Working Party .

For more information on the EU data protection reform, see the secció dedicada en el lloc web del SEPD.

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