Processing Personal Data by Cookies
Processing Personal Data by Cookies

Summary/Abstract: After the eradication of the communism, the processing of personal data has become a real topic, as the data privacy turned into a concrete fundamental right for Romanian citizens. In 2001, the Romanian Parliament adopted the Law no. 677/2001 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, as a response to the EU legislation by transposing Directive 95/46 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. Still, the processing of personal data by cookies is not visible for all stakeholders, especially for the data subjects, despite the fact that we access the Internet on a daily basis for social networking, for research, for shopping, or just for information. Whenever we access websites, several cookies might be placed on our computers temporarily or even permanently. Depending on the technical properties of the used cookies, this might imply a collection of personal data, accessing and usage of personal data, international transfer of personal data, etc., all of the above falling under the concept of processing personal data, as provided by the law. Consequently the study explains the legal conditions of processing personal data by cookies in the context of the national legal framework, with consideration of the European Union legislation, and in the light of Article 29 Data ProtectionWorking Party’s Opinions and Recommendations.

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