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Activities of Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN related to 2011/2025(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION A comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2011/2025(INI)
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(97 KB)

Amendments (6)

Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds the Commission that a clear definition of the term ‘right to be forgotten’ is necessary, identifying clearly the requirements and specifying against whom the right may be enforced;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to facilitate greater ‘data portability’ on the Internet while taking into account business models of service providers, existing technical systems and legitimate interests of stakeholders; Underlines that users need sufficient control of their online data for a sovereign and responsible use of the Internet;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds the Commission that the effects of extending categories of sensitive data must be thoroughly examined; The stricter criteria for dealing with sensitive data should not require numerous new legal permissions to maintain the necessary and desired data processing applications; The list of sensitive data should be extended only to include all those data which are sensitive in (almost) all conceivable situations of data processing, such as genetic data;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reminds that profiling is a major trend in the ‘digital world’, also given the growing importance of ‘social networks’ and integrated Internet business models; Calls therefore on the Commission to include provisions on profiling while clearly defining the terms ‘profile’ and ‘profiling’;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Invites the Commission to encourage strengthening of self-regulation initiatives, personal responsibility and the right to control one’s own data, in particular as regards the Internet;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the newly signed agreement on Privacy and Data protection Impact Assessment Framework for RFID applications which aims to ensure consumers privacy before RFID tags are introduced onto a market;
2011/04/14
Committee: ITRE