Description
In outlining the debates relating to current data protection structures, Paolo Balboni and Kate Elizabeth Francis argue that legislation alone cannot sufficiently protect individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms, and instead consider the pressing need for a more ethical approach to data protection. They present the Maastricht University Data Protection as a Corporate Social Responsibility Framework (UM-DPCSR Framework), outlining not only its features, but also how it can fill the gap left by the inadequacies of a merely legal approach to data protection. Balboni and Francis persuasively call on organisations wishing to contribute positively to society through data processing to adopt this framework and to commit to doing good with data or, at the very least, to avoid harming individuals by processing their data.
Data Protection as a Corporate Social Responsibility will be a beneficial read for scholars and students with particular interest in corporate law and governance, human rights, internet and technology law, and privacy. It will also appeal to legal professionals, cybersecurity professionals, and sustainability specialists alike.
About the Author
Paolo Balboni, Professor of Privacy, CybersecuFinancial Services Law and Distributed Ledger Technology? rity and IT Contract Law and Kate Elizabeth Francis, PhD Candidate, European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Reviews
'The DPCSR Framework is the most prominent initiative so far to embed data protection and data security by design into organisational governance structures. That allows institutions to transform ethical principles into reality, which is essential to any responsible organisation.' -- Thiago Guimaraes Moraes, Coordinator of Innovation and Research, ANPD
Book Information
ISBN 9781035314157
Author Paolo Balboni
Format Hardback
Page Count 302
Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
