Identification Systems and Their Legitimacy in the New Legislation on the Protection of Personal Data

Vlastimil Benes, Karel Neuwirt, Otto Dostal

Abstract


In the new digital environment, citizens have the right to use tools to effectively control the usage of personal information related to them. Data protection is one of the fundamental rights in the EU guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The article deals with the requirements that electronic identification system operators will have to take into account to ensure that the system in operation meets the requirements for the protection of personal data.


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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11601/ijates.v6i3.237

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