Transnational Data Protection

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• The economic relevance of data protection
  • Economic Analysis
  • Digitalization and hyper-connectivity
  • Big Data and Data Analytics
  • Economics of Cyber Crime and the Counter-Market of Security
  • Future Scenarios of the Management Project
    • Scenario: Medical Data
    • Scenario: Financial Data
  • Implication for Businesses: Compliance with legal standards can be a unique selling point
• Data Protection Traditions - protecting and securing data
  • Origin of Data Protection
  • Approaches to Data Protection
    • Comprehensive Laws
    • Sectoral Laws
    • Self-Regulation
    • Regulation through technology
  • Implication for Businesses: Clash of legislations and need for harmonization
• Legal Grounds for processing and transfer – Data Protection in the European Union
  • Overview of the legal system in regard to Data Protection
    • The European Convention on Human Rights
    • Council of Europe Convention 108
    • Interim Conclusion: Direct impact of ECHR and Convention 108 on international data flow regulation
    • European Union data protection law
    • Implication for Businesses: Data protection framework influences the construction and development of the European Data Protection legislation
    • European Data Protection Directive
    • General Data Protection Regulation
  • Implication for Businesses: Transnational applicability and comprehensive framework of requirements
• Applicable law and Conflict-of-law for data protection issues
  • Rome I
    • Territorial Scope
    • Conflict-of-Law
  • Rome II
    • Territorial Scope
    • Conflict-of-Law
  • Data Protection Directive and Rome I and II Regulations
    • Differentiation by nature and scope
    • Lex Specialis
  • General Data Protection Regulation and Rome I and II Regulations
  • Brussels I Regulation
    • Territorial Scope
    • Conflict-of-law
  • General Data Protection Regulation and Brussels I
  • Implication for Businesses: The Market Place Principle opens the world-wide applicability of European Data Protection
• International transfer of personal identifiable data
  • Adequacy Decision and accepted treaty
  • Excursus: Transfer of personal identifiable data between the EU and the US
    • Safe Harbor
    • EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
    • Intermediary Results of the Analysis
  • Contractual Clauses
  • Binding Corporate Rules
  • Implication for Businesses: International transfer of customer data and employee data
• Further practical implication of Transnational Data Protection
  • Transnational Negotiations – Always implied Data Protection issues?
  • Competencies necessary for Transnational Data Protection

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This master thesis examines the implications of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for transnational business models and data transfer. It analyzes the economic relevance of data protection and explores the historical development and different approaches to data protection. The thesis further delves into the legal framework for processing and transferring data within the European Union, including the interplay of different regulations.

• The economic impact of data protection
• The legal framework for data protection in the EU
• The implications of the GDPR for transnational businesses
• The challenges of data transfer in a globalized world
• The need for harmonization and cooperation on data protection issues

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• The introduction provides an overview of the topic and outlines the scope of the thesis.
• Chapter 2 explores the economic relevance of data protection, discussing concepts like digitalization, hyper-connectivity, big data, and cybercrime.
• Chapter 3 traces the historical development of data protection and examines different approaches to data protection, including comprehensive laws, sectoral laws, self-regulation, and regulation through technology.
• Chapter 4 examines the legal framework for data protection in the European Union, focusing on the European Convention on Human Rights, Council of Europe Convention 108, the Data Protection Directive, and the GDPR. It also discusses the implications of this framework for businesses.
• Chapter 5 addresses the issue of applicable law and conflict-of-law in data protection issues, analyzing the interplay between the GDPR and other regulations like Rome I, Rome II, and Brussels I.
• Chapter 6 explores the challenges of international data transfer, focusing on adequacy decisions, contractual clauses, and binding corporate rules.
• Chapter 7 delves into further practical implications of transnational data protection, including the implications for transnational negotiations and the necessary competencies.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This master thesis examines the key aspects of transnational data protection, focusing on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications for business models and data transfer. It covers topics such as the economic relevance of data protection, legal frameworks for data protection, conflict-of-law, international data transfer, and the need for harmonization and cooperation on data protection issues. Key terms and concepts include digitalization, hyper-connectivity, big data, cybercrime, data protection traditions, comprehensive laws, sectoral laws, self-regulation, regulation through technology, adequacy decision, contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, and competencies for transnational data protection.