EU Personal Data Protection in Policy and Practice

<div>In this book, the protection of personal data is compared for eight EU member states,</div><div>namely France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Italy, Sweden and</div><div>the Netherlands. The comparison of the countries is focused on government policies</div><div>for the protection of personal data, the applicable laws and regulations, implementation</div><div>of those laws and regulations, and supervision and enforcement.</div><div><br></div><div>Although the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the protection</div><div>of personal data across the EU as of May 2018, its open norms in combination with</div><div>cultural differences between countries result in differences in the practical implementation,</div><div>interpretation and enforcement of personal data protection.</div><div><br></div><div>With its focus on data protection law in practice, this book provides indepth insights</div><div>into how different countries deal with data protection issues. The knowledge and best</div><div>practices from these countries provide highly relevant material for legal professionals,</div><div>data protection officers, policymakers, data protection authorities and academics</div><div>across Europe.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Bart Custers</b> is Associate Professor and Director of Research at the Center for Law and</div><div>Digital Technologies of the Leiden Law School at Leiden University, the Netherlands.</div><div><b>Alan M. Sears</b>, <b>Francien Dechesne</b>, <b>Ilina Georgieva</b> and <b>Tommaso Tani</b> are all affiliated to</div><div>that same organization, of which Professor <b>Simone van der Hof </b>is the General Director.</div>