The global connection in terms of electronic communication means that today the transfer of personal data of millions of users to third parties is seen as something normal, however, it is becoming a matter of attention for States and for regulations. legal, worldwide.
This week, I had the great pleasure of speaking with the Italian jurist Roberto Cippitani, professor at the Universitá degli Studi di Perugia, and specialist in private law, and he told me that in the European Union (EU), they are considering beyond the regulations that exist regarding the protection and transfer of personal data to third parties, such as Directive 2016/680 and Regulation 2016/679, that an international data market can be created, and that it be regulated by international law, so that all the signatory countries agree on the transnational norms and laws to regulate this issue.
It seeks to align the technology giants, which today have the personal data of users, to their best opinion.
Recently, the finance ministers of Germany and England opposed the transfer of the personal data of their Facebook and Twitter user citizens to other countries without any control. “We do not want our personal data to be handed over to digital giants without any control.”
The voices of researchers and academics in the European Union, such as the doctor of law and Spanish researcher, Joaquín Sarrión Esteve, support the creation of a global data market that will put the collective interest above the individual, and hand in hand with transparency , ensure that the personal data of citizens are not marketed and transferred in an undue manner.
For Sarrión Esteve, a balance must be sought between the rights linked to privacy and progress, and those of scientific research.
Large cyber-space corporations such as Facebook, Twitter, are not used to having rules imposed on them and it is a fact that, to date, they do not obey the laws, neither the internal law of the countries, nor the international law in matter of protection and transfer of personal data of users. The issue of transparency for citizens must be guaranteed.
The idea is to move from a traditional model of individual consent that is constantly being flouted, to a model (under construction) of general principles and guarantees.
According to Roberto Cippitani, Mexican law is seen as the basis for the exchange of personal data with the European Union, and also take into account the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on this issue.
Personally, I believe that, not only speaking of digital identity, but also of the protection of sensitive data, it is urgent that authorities and researchers begin to dictate the new rules of the game in the digital world. As they do so, the most powerful entrepreneurs in technology continue to win in this global data mining.