Blockchain and Data Protection: The Value of Personal Data
Nicola Fabiano
It is a challenge to define the Internet of Things (IoT) due to its
technical and conceptual complexity. The IoT system allows
you to transfer data on the Internet, including personal data. In
this ecosystem there is an emerging phenomenon, basically a
technical system, named blockchain. There are public
blockchain and private blockchain, but we know that it could
also be a combined blockchain (consortium blockchain). Apart
from the highly technical solution, hence, we cannot dismiss the
legal obligations, where they are applicable, like in Europe,
according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It
is important to highlight the differences between privacy and
data protection: they are not the same. We cannot dismiss that
personal data is a value and it needs adequate protection. The
focal point is to highlight if the privacy and data protection law
(especially the GDPR) could be applied to the blockchain
considering its technical structure. Consequently, it is important
to emphasize that the security measures are not enough to
comply with privacy and data protection existing laws.
Artificial Intelligence systems may facilitate every single step in
the processing of personal data. Full Text
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