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07.2010 Study on the economic benefits of privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) PDF 4 MBEnglish
20.01.2010

Comparative study on different approaches to new privacy challenges, in particular in the light of technological developments

Final Report Executive Summary PDF 59 - 147 KBDeutschPDF - 308 KBEnglishPDF - 308 KBfrançais

Final Report PDF 433 - 592 KBDeutschPDF - 308 KBEnglishPDF - 308 KBfrançais

Attachments:

Working Paper 1 - The challenges to European data protection laws and principles PDF - 279 KBEnglish

Working Paper 2 - Data protection laws in the EU PDF - 1.2 MBEnglish

Country Reports:

European countries:

  • Czech Republic PDF - 436 KBEnglish
  • Denmark PDF - 152 KBEnglish
  • France PDF - 626 KBEnglish
  • Germany PDF - 684 KBEnglish
  • Greece PDF - 362 KBEnglish
  • United Kingdom PDF - 759 KBEnglish

Non-European countries and jurisdictions:

  • USA PDF - 622 KBEnglish
    • Federal level
    • California
    • New Jersey
  • Australia PDF - 549 KBEnglish
  • Hong Kong PDF - 445 KBEnglish
  • India PDF - 480 KBEnglish
  • Japan PDF - 421 KBEnglish

Comparative Chart of National Laws PDF - 147 KBEnglish
03.2009 Evaluation of the Means used by National Data Protection Supervisory Authorities in the promotion of personal Data Protection (final report by KANTOR Management Consultants S.A. – Greece (Consortium Leader) on behalf of the European Commission) PDF - 506 KBEnglish
06.2005 Study 'Analysis of the Personal Data Protection Law in India' PDF - 308 KBEnglish
05.2005 Report on the Economic Evaluation of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC : The objective of this report is to measure the economic impact of the Directive on data controllers and to examine its cost effectiveness and efficiency by assessing the implementation and transposition process and analysing the direct costs of the directive. (Final Report prepared by Rambøll Management on behalf of European Commission) PDF - 550 KBEnglish
22.10.2004 Safe Harbour Decision Implementation Study PDF - 1 MBEnglish
29.04.2004
ITPS (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies) 2003 Publication on Security and privacy for the citizen in the post-September 11 digital age. A prospective overview English
29.04.2004
ITPS (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies) June 2001 Report to the European Parliament, Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (ITRE) on Future Bottlenecks in the Information Society PDF 320 KBEnglish
29.04.2004
ITPS (Institute for Prospective Technological Studies) Report. Issue 67 of September 2002 on Identity and Privacy English
28.01.2004
First report on the implementation of the data protection directive (95/46/EC)
2003 - 28 pp. - 21 x 29,7 cm ISBN 92-894-5378-8 N° catalogue KM-51-03-326-EN-C
22.10.2004
Safe Harbour Decision Implementation Study PDF - 1 MBEnglish
18.03.1998
Self assessment questionnaire for downloading PDF size: 219 KBEnglish
16.05.2003
The implementation of Directive 95/46/EC to the Processing of Sound and Image Data, British Institute of International and Comparative Law PDF 320 KBEnglish
13.12.2002
Contract notice: Research and assistance in the field of transfers of personal data from Member States to third countries (i.e. countries which are not Member States of the European Economic Area)
03.08.1998
Handbook on Cost Effective Compliance with Directive 95/46/EC - Masons Study
02.05.2005
Report on the Economic Evaluation of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC : The objective of this report is to measure the economic impact of the Directive on data controllers and to examine its cost effectiveness and efficiency by assessing the implementation and transposition process and analysing the direct costs of the directive. (Final Report prepared by Rambøll Management on behalf of European Commission) PDF - 550 KBEnglish
02.03.2009
Evaluation of the Means used by National Data Protection Supervisory Authorities in the promotion of personal Data Protection (final report by KANTOR Management Consultants S.A. – Greece (Consortium Leader) on behalf of the European Commission) PDF - 506 KBEnglish
02.03.2004
Results of the two Eurobarometer surveys on data protection awareness in the European Union carried out in autumn 2003
02.02.2001
Commission study: "Junk" e-mail costs internet users euro 10 billion a year worldwide
02.02.2000
Study on the protection of the rights and interests of legal persons with regard to the processing of personal data relating to such persons
01.12.1998
On-line services and data protection and the protection of privacy (December 1998) Data protection law and on-line services: regulatory responses
01.10.1997
IDA Projects: A Guide to Data Protection Compliance (18.03.1998) Working Documents on "Privacy-enhancing technologies"
01.09.1998
Application of a methodology designed to assess the adequacy of the level of protection of individuals with regard to processing personal data: test of the method of several categories of transfer - final report
01.06.2005
Study 'Analysis of the Personal Data Protection Law in India' PDF - 308 KBEnglish