Data Protection: Too Personal to Protect?

11 Pages Posted: 2 May 2008

Abstract

This article analyses the application of data protection legislation to sensitive personal data, particularly to genetic data, and asks whether the present framework may be adequate to respond to the very sensitive issues involved.

Keywords: Data Protection, Information Technology, Identity,

JEL Classification: K00

Suggested Citation

Taylor, Mark J., Data Protection: Too Personal to Protect?. SCRIPT-ed, Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1127634

Mark J. Taylor (Contact Author)

Melbourne Law School ( email )

185 Pelham Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3010
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://https://law.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/mark-taylor

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