Unit:
Department of Informatics and TelecommunicationsΠληροφορική
Supervisors info:
Βαρουτάς Δημήτρης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πληροφορικής και Τηλεπικοινωνιών, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Privacy in the post General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) World
Translated title:
Privacy in the post General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) World
Summary:
This thesis seeks to analyze the motives that correlate to General Data Protection
Regulation/ (GDPR 2016/679) one of the toughest privacy and security law in the world
which passed by the European Union (EU) and took effect on May 25, 2018. The
document’s aspects, and the purpose is to provide useful information on how this
journey started and what is the current state. The GDPR BSc Thesis was conducted as
a result of high personal interest and has been written to fulfill the graduation
requirements of the Bachelor studies degree. The thesis was undertaken during a quite
challenging time of period, considering personal situation balancing the different
aspects of which I undertook the last years while the EU’s new data protection law
affected many people’s lives. My research question was formulated together with my
supervisor, Mr. Dimitris Varoutas. I anticipated to address challenges such as “What is
the GDPR? Why is this law important and what part/s of it apply to me? How is it
affecting the different industries etc.” which are concerns that most European or non- European citizens may have arisen. The purpose is to primarily provide useful
information regarding this regulation, how did it all start, some key roles and
responsibilities, the penalties and hopefully help you understand the people’s data
privacy rights as well as further analyze the impact of this regulation in different sectors
up to today. Nonetheless, conducting an extensive investigation has allowed me to
answer many of the mentioned identified questions. Please note that nothing on this
document constitutes legal advice rather than creating awareness.
Main subject category:
Technology - Computer science
Keywords:
information privacy, information protection, data regulations, European data law, security, compliance
