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The Future of EU Data Protection Law for Collectives:
A Reverse Brussels Effect
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The article discusses the future of European Union (EU) data protection law following its fifth anniversary in May 2023. It argues for the expansion of the concept of personal data to cater for collectives and not just the individual. It discusses the interests of collectives in data protection that are overlooked by current laws and highlights the importance of extending data protection to collectives. In this regard, the article argues that EU data protection law should undergo a reverse Brussels effect which allows the EU to look outward and learn from cultures that privilege communities and groups to identify a collective cultural value that can inform a theoretical framework that recognises collective rights. It proposes
Keywords: collectives, legal persons, groups,