11 Amendments of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2017/2065(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital Α a (new)
Recital Α a (new)
Αa. whereas data protection concerns all citizens and their fundamental rights and not only consumers or users;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital Β
Recital Β
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU data protection framework already allows for the ‘free flow’ of data within the EU and with third countries, provided that its requirements are fulfilled, without the possibility of verifying their implementation, while at the same time placing at odds with personal data processing certain provisions regarding the protection of individuals, which must be stepped up and possibly extended;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) not only clarifies the rules for assessing the level of protection of third countries (adequacy decisions), but also codifies one of the tools already used for international transfers (binding corporate rules) and provides two additional options to facilitate transfers of personal data (certifications and codes of conduct); whereas the GDPR should be regularly updated so as to ensure that its effectiveness is at least not eroded and, ideally, that it enhances citizens’ rights, giving them the necessary protection and better control of their personal data and ensuring that their privacy is still protected in the digital age at a time of shifting data parameters;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Ε. whereas the protection of personal data is a fundamental right and high standards in this field help to build trust in the digital economy and thus foster the development of digital tradeensure the more effective protection and consistent implementation of this established fundamental right; whereas, promoting specific high data protection standards and facilitating international trade must go hand in hand in the digital era; urther intervention regarding the rules governing the integrated digital market and international trade in their present form must go hand in hand in the digital era, bearing in mind that we operate in a global society characterised by rapid technological shifts, some of which occur automatically and many of which are conditioned by unregulated artificial intelligence parameters;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade agreements can be a lever to improve digital rights, while frequently serving to underpin EU policies in the field of law enforcement, crime prevention strategies and international relations, for example; whereas the inclusion of provisions on net neutrality, forced data localisation, encryption and intermediary liability in trade agreements can strengthen the protection of freedom of speech in particularnot, in the absence of adequate endorsement, ensure a high level of protection where data is still being transferred and processed for commercial and other purposes, while the Member States and the Union still lack the necessary legal instruments and guaranteed terms of reference to verify compliance or to require third parties to respect the stated objectives of these provisions;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that any European digital trade strategy or provisions for cross- border data flows and agreements on a free flow legal provision should fully respect the EU data protection acquis and comply with EU fundamental rights standards; highlights the need for documented justification of the need for data collection and transfer, as well as specific and binding parameters in the form of a restrictive/exhaustive list of the objectives being served;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that it is essential for the general public, as well as contracting parties, to be given ready access to comprehensible information concerning business, commercial or other models necessitating unrestricted data flows, accompanied by an open and transparent overview of services or benefits provided free of charge thanks to funding generated by data collected or made available; stresses that users must be informed as to how many and which third parties have access to data generated or transferred by them if consent is given;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates the use of all instruments provided for under the GDPR, while acknowledging the fact that EU rules on the transfer of personal data may, which are still inadequate and not fully satisfactory, may in fact prohibit the processing of such data in third countries if they do not meet the EU adequacy standard;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need to tackle all forms of digital protectionism, including unjustified data localisation requirements, as such protectionism is contrary to the EU’s data protection rules, with the exception of data localisation requirements generally applicable in the EU;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to act as the benchmark for setting high data protection standards on data flows at international level and to consult the appropriate EU and Member State data protection institutions and bodies during the negotiation process of international or trade agreements that may potentially impact data protection.