Bell, J, Aidinlis, S, Smith, H, Mourby, M, Gowans, H, E Wallace, S and Kaye, J (2019) Balancing Data Subjects’ Rights and Public Interest Research:. European Data Protection Law Review, 5 (1). 43 - 53. ISSN 2364-2831

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Abstract

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’) seeks to balance the public interest in research with privacy rights of individuals, in particular, through research exemptions and safeguards set out in Article 89. While this affords Member States limited opportunities to modify the application of the GDPR at a national level, including for data processing that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, it is necessary for national approaches to conform with Article 89 safeguards where appropriate. One development of interest to the research community in the UK is a statutory power for public authorities to disclose administrative data for research under the Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA). This article uses the DEA as a case study for analysis of the GDPR provisions governing processing of data for research purposes—including de-identification—and draws on human rights norms and jurisprudence to interpret the broad requirement for ‘appropriate safeguards’ for the ‘rights and freedoms of the data subject’ under Article 89. This analysis is important for data controllers seeking to meet their obligations under the UK framework and for those in other EU Member States considering the development of similar national provisions for data processing for research purposes.

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Subjects: K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Law
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 28 Apr 2023 08:49
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2023 08:49
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/12293

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