Safeguarding our children’s personal data

EUROPEAN law is a key foundation of data protection law.

The 1995 Data Protection Directive provides a comprehensive system of protection of the right to control the use of our personal data. The Lisbon Treaty further enhanced the status of the right to data protection by making it a treaty obligation.

The treaty also gave enhanced status to the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Article 8 guarantees everyone the right to protection of personal data, fair processing based on consent, and access to data concerning him or her. It also states that these rights should be subject to the control of an independent authority.