[JMCE at Keio/Japan] Special Lecture #11 (00122017) > Special Lectures

Title

The EU Data Protection Regulation: An Introduction

Speaker

Prof. Christopher KUNER, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dates

2 December 2017

Venue

2B23 room, South bldg., Mita Campus, Keio University

Number of

Direct Participants

(researchers and students from your institution)

63

Number of

Indirect Participants

(other audiences like media or residents in your region)

0

Outlines

(up to 5 points)

- The EU protects data protection rights as essential elements of human rights.

- The EU is going to enact the General Data Protection Regulation in the following year.

- The GDPR holds important implications for Japan: affects

Japanese companies that process data in the EU or transfer

data from the EU.

- The GDPR affects Japan more globally setting the standard

for data protection around the world.

- The pending adequacy decision will bind the Japanese data protection system more closely to EU standards.

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