The EU’s Proposed Data Act: Unease about the Flow
The EU’s Proposed Data Act: Unease about the Flow

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz, Marta Makowska
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies, EU-Legislation
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; Data Act; law;
Summary/Abstract: The Data Act (DA) proposed by the European Commission aims to prevent the growing asymmetry between companies - mostly SMEs - in access to data. The new regulations, apart from targeting device manufacturers, also affects users and other companies that handle data generated when using certain devices, especially those generated by “smart” objects (i.e., connected to a network and communicating with each other, such as cars and household appliances) or stored in the cloud. However, the proposed solutions raise doubts in the context of personal data protection, trade secrets, and competition on the EU market.

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