EDPL 4/2023 – The Future of Privacy

The latest issue of the European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) is now available! We end 2023, and celebrate the 5-year anniversary of the GDPR, with the second EDPL edition dedicated to outlining the future of privacy law. In this article section you can read reflections on: does the future hold more rights or more proportionality; playing whac-a-mole with injustices in data protection in 2033; the future of EU data protection law for collectives; two fictitious future CJEU decisions striking down CSAR and Interoperability Regulations; the AI Act and facial recognition technologies in public spaces.

Beyond the borders of the EU, this issue’s opinion piece gives insights into privacy in China.

The reports section features interesting developments from:

• EU: The EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• EU: The Commission Proposal for a New GDPR Procedural Regulation
• Germany: Recent Decisions from German Courts in Facebook Scraping Cases
• Ireland: €345 Million Fine for TikTok for Violations on Processing Children’s Personal Data

Also in EDPL 4/2023:

• Case note on Margari v Greece and Negru v Republic of Moldova (ECtHR)
• Book review of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection in EU Law by MG Porcedda

Editor’s picks:

• Does the Future Hold More Rights or More Proportionality? The GDPR-Message Paul de Hert, Vagelis Papakonstantinou
• European Union: CJEU Strikes Down CSAR and Interoperability Regulations in Two Landmark Decisions Teresa Quintel
• European Union ∙ The Commission Proposal for a New GDPR Procedural Regulation: Effective and Protected Enforcement Ensured? Lisette Mustert
• Ireland ∙ A €345 Million Fine for TikTok for Violations of the GDPR Regarding the Processing of Children’s Personal Data Eva Lievens, Valerie Verdoodt