QuestionQ179

Introduction to European Data Protection

Which of the following was the earliest legally binding international instrument in the field of data protection?

  • A Convention 108.
  • B General Data Protection Regulation.
  • C Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
  • D EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications.
Explanation

Convention 108—the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data—opened for signature in 1981 and was the first legally binding international instrument in the data-protection field.

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