Data protection

Beyond the GDPR, above the GDPR

Gloria González Fuster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PUBLISHED ON: 30 Nov 2015

As the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation seems to approach fast, the Court of Justice of the European Union firmly asserts the fundamental rights dimension of EU personal data protection law.

Chilling effect

The Netzpolitik.org affair: a turning point

Jeanette Hofmann, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
PUBLISHED ON: 01 Aug 2015

After more than 50 years, the issue of treason has returned with a bang onto Germany's public agenda. The Netzpolitik.org affair might go down in history as a turning point.

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