Blockchain and the general data protection regulation. Can distributed ledgers be squared with European data protection law?
- Publisher:
- European Union Publications Office
- Publication date:
- 2019-08-06
- Authors:
- Michèle Finck
- ISBN:
- 978-92-846-5044-6
Index
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Applying European data protection law to blockchain
- The definition of personal data
- Responsibility for GDPR compliance: the data controller
- Data processors and third parties
- Key principles of personal data processing
- Data subject rights
- Data protection by design and by default
- Data protection impact assessments
- Personal data transfers to third countries
- Blockchains as a means to achieve GDPR objectives
- Policy options
- Conclusion