Gdpr

For the second consecutive year, I participated in “The Eleventh International Conference on Evolving Internet - INTERNET 2019”, organised by the International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA) which was held in Rome from June 30th to July 4th 2019. Furthermore, my participation was also as the chair of the special track “RAIEDP: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Data Protection” together with my colleague Filippo Bianchini (co-chair). I presented the contribution entitled “The Meaning of ‘Accountability’, ‘Responsibility’ and ‘Liability’ in the GDPR: Proposal for an Ontology”. ...

After one year, many people make evaluations, while others forecast or organise events. My purpose is not celebratory but purposeful and prodromal: what are the aspects concerning the protection of personal data on which it would be appropriate to reflect and which deserve further investigation? One of the most relevant aspects is undoubtedly the “awareness” that it means “to have exact consciousness about himself”. Among the principles laid down in the GDPR, the “accountability” (art. 5, paragraph 2) is the central pillar. The data controller or the data processor who has to respect the “accountability” principle must necessarily be aware of “having a perfect consciousness about himself” on the knowledge of the GDPR rules and principles. It is not about a purely technical-juridical knowledge that would favour the jurist in the application of the laws. Reading the GDPR often goes beyond the qualification of the rules of conduct that are part of the legal system: there is much more over. We cannot ignore the fundamental rights provided for by the European Charter and by the Convention 108 plus. ...