The legislative framework for transfers of personal data in cross-border criminal investigations within the European Union
Hedman, Henna Sarita (2023-11-22)
Hedman, Henna Sarita
Lapin yliopisto
22.11.2023
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231127149422
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231127149422
Tiivistelmä
The thesis will be examining the legal framework regarding cross-border transfers of data with a focus on personal data in the context of criminal investigations in the European Union (EU).
Different platforms for data sharing will be examined along with the issues arising from the interpretation of international legislation. Provisions governing the different entities conducting transfers of data will be examined and the notion of a ’competent authority’ criticized. It is essential to notice that the right for the protection of personal data can be limited on the basis of national security or crime prevention and investigations giving the competent authorities a wider right to process personal data. Hence why one of the key interests of this thesis is to establish the legal framework for the process of requesting and receiving data between authorities in due course of crime investigations. It seems that the law enforcement entities have extensive legal powers to transfer data and the entities which are allowed to process data within the legal framework are not clearly categorized. New predictive policing technologies are posing a risk for the EU data protection laws to be interpreted too broadly nationally.
Different platforms for data sharing will be examined along with the issues arising from the interpretation of international legislation. Provisions governing the different entities conducting transfers of data will be examined and the notion of a ’competent authority’ criticized. It is essential to notice that the right for the protection of personal data can be limited on the basis of national security or crime prevention and investigations giving the competent authorities a wider right to process personal data. Hence why one of the key interests of this thesis is to establish the legal framework for the process of requesting and receiving data between authorities in due course of crime investigations. It seems that the law enforcement entities have extensive legal powers to transfer data and the entities which are allowed to process data within the legal framework are not clearly categorized. New predictive policing technologies are posing a risk for the EU data protection laws to be interpreted too broadly nationally.
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