ABL-E2606 - Data Protection, Lecture, 4.9.2023-9.10.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course, the student has a basic  understanding of the current rules on data protection, including the main definitions, the roles in data protection and obligations following from accountability provisions.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 04.09.2023 - 09.10.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Tobias Bräutigam

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    We will discuss data protection law in context of other rights and interests, using recent case law. We will not only go through the General Data Protection Regulation in detail but also see how this EU law works in context with other national or EU instruments.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. Active participation to lectures

    2. Solving a case study which is based on the course and reading material

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    - Participation in lectures 20 h

    - Self study and preparation

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    A reading list will be provided on the MyCourses page.

    Contact teacher during the course: Tobias Bräutigam. Outside the course contact Petri Kuoppamäki or Planning officer of the department of Accounting.

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
    2023-2024 Autumn I

    Enrollment :

    Registration for courses: in Sisu.

Details on the schedule

  • applies in this implementation

    Lesson

    What we will cover

    Reading material (mandatory)

    1 Introduction & Background 04.09.2023 09.15-11.45

    Väre building, class room F101 – next to the buidling’s main doors

    ·         Goal of the course, what is needed to get the credits

    ·         How the EU works (Regulation v. Directive)

    ·         Fundamental Rights dimension (Charter v. ECHR; DP v. privacy)

    ·         Margin of Manoeuvre of the Member State

    ·         Role of the Courts

    ·         ePrivacy v. GDPR

    ·         Why is this relevant now? Was it relevant before?

    ·         Warren & Brandeis: The right to privacy, Harvard Law Review 1890, no 5.

    ·         Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU OJ C364/01 [Focus: 7,8 and 52]

    ·         General Data Protection Regulation, Articles 1-5 (skip the recitals)

     

    2 Principles & Definitions

    11.09.2023 09.15-11.45

    R038/V001 JENNY JA ANTTI WIHURIN RAHASTO

    ·         Autonomized data Pseudonymized data, Personal data, processing, sensitive data, controller, processor, joint controller

    ·         Purpose limitation & data minimization

    ·         Accountability (Article 30, 35 – DPIA)

    ·         Data breaches 

    ·         CJEU Vyriausioji … C‑184/20:

    Optional reading:

    ·         Single Resolution Board T-557/20

    ·         CJEU Breyer C-582/14

    ·         CJEU Lindqvist C-101/01

     


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