Legal protection of personal data on the internet

LEGAL PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA ON THE

INTERNET

Dita KovaříkováOliver Petrus

From 2000 to 2009, the number of Internet users globally rose from 394 million to 1.858 billion.

By 2010, 22 percent of the world's population had access to computers with 1 billion Google searches every day, 300 million Internet users reading blogs, and 2 billion videos viewed daily on YouTube.

Iran, North Korea, Burma, the People's Republic of China, and Saudi Arabia, restrict what people in their countries can access on the Internet, especially political and religious content

The Safe Harbor Principles are designed to prevent accidental

information disclosure or loss. US companies can go into the program

as long as they adhere to the 7 principles outlined in the Directive.

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Just over a quarter of social network users (26%) and even fewer online shoppers (18%) feel in complete control of their personal

data.

74% of Europeans see disclosing personal information as an increasing part of modern life.

43% of Internet users say they have been asked for more personal information than necessary.

Only one-third of Europeans are aware of the existence of a national public authority responsible for data protection (33%).

90% of Europeans want the same data protection rights across the EU.

Just over a quarter of social network users (26%) and even fewer online shoppers (18%) feel in complete control of their

data.

Strengthening the ‘right to be forgotten’ to help people better manage data

protection risks online

We leave digital traces with every move we make

The EU’s data protection reform will make sure our rules are future-proof and fit for the

digital age.

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