Using Blockchain to strengthen the rights granted through the GDPR

dc.citation.conference7th International youth science forum «Litteris et Artibus»
dc.citation.epage461
dc.citation.journalTitleLitteris et Artibus : матеріали
dc.citation.spage458
dc.contributor.affiliationCorporate Law and European Law, section Law & IT,Groningen University NORD Legal LLP
dc.contributor.authorF. W. J. van Geelkerken
dc.contributor.authorKonings, K.
dc.coverage.placenameЛьвів
dc.coverage.placenameLviv
dc.coverage.temporal23–25 листопада 2017 року
dc.coverage.temporal23–25 November, 2017
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T13:06:07Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T13:06:07Z
dc.date.created2017-12-23
dc.date.issued2017-12-23
dc.description.abstractIn this article we delineate two ways in which Blockchain technology could be utilised to store personal data in compliance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, and what their up- and downsides are.
dc.format.extent458-461
dc.format.pages4
dc.identifier.citationF. W. J. van Geelkerken Using Blockchain to strengthen the rights granted through the GDPR / F. W. J. van Geelkerken, K. Konings // Litteris et Artibus : proceedings, 23–25 November, 2017. — Lviv : Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2017. — P. 458–461. — (4th International academic conference «law and psychology 2017» (LPS-2017)).
dc.identifier.citationenF. W. J. van Geelkerken Using Blockchain to strengthen the rights granted through the GDPR / F. W. J. van Geelkerken, K. Konings // Litteris et Artibus : proceedings, 23–25 November, 2017. — Lviv : Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2017. — P. 458–461. — (4th International academic conference «law and psychology 2017» (LPS-2017)).
dc.identifier.isbn978-966-941-108-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://ena.lpnu.ua/handle/ntb/40463
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherВидавництво Львівської політехніки
dc.publisherLviv Polytechnic Publishing House
dc.relation.ispartofLitteris et Artibus : матеріали, 2017
dc.relation.ispartofLitteris et Artibus : proceedings, 2017
dc.relation.references[1] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation.
dc.relation.references[2] For the difference in meaning between data and information see e.g. R.L. Ackoff, ‘From Data to Wisdom’ in Journal of Applies Systems Analysis, Volume 16, 1989 p 3-9.
dc.relation.references[3] Seeing the use of, and distinction between, the terms data and information in the GDPR is confusing at best, even though there is a significant difference between them, hereafter the terms data and information will be used as they are in the GDPR.
dc.relation.references[4] In cases where there is a discrepancy between the different ledgers – for instance because 10 changes were made simultaneously – the network resolves this by polling all nodes and the majority rules.
dc.relation.references[5] If a new block were to be added for each alteration this would create a security-risk of cryptanalysis. See E. Biham & A. Shamir, ‘Differential Crypt analysis of DES-like Cryptosystems’ in, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, p. 2-22. Freely accessible at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/3-540-38424-3.pdf
dc.relation.references[6] A hash-function is a function in information sciences which converts a very large dataset into (most often) a much smaller dataset.
dc.relation.references[7] For the reliability of hashing see e.g. C. Malinowsky & R. Noble, ‘Hashing and data integrity: Reliability of hashing and granularity size reduction’ in Digital Investigation, Volume 4 issue 2, 2007, p. 98-104.
dc.relation.references[8] In this case the term ‘transaction’ means any alteration i.e. addition to the chain and not necessarily any financial transaction.
dc.relation.references[9] van Heukelom et.al., Whitepaper Juridische aspecten van Blockchain, p. 7-11.Freely accessible at <www.pelsrijcken.nl/actueel/publicaties/whitepaperjuridische- aspecten-van-blockchain/> (Dutch only).
dc.relation.references[10] Instead of the terms transparent- and opaque Blockchain they refer to them as open- and closed Blockchains.
dc.relation.references[11] Consideration 26 GDPR (only) states that the principles of data protection should not apply to […] personal data rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not or no longer identifiable, as such the anonymisation would not need to be irreversible. The different (national) supervisory authorities have, however, ruled that a reversible anonymised personal data are also personal data in the sense of Directive 95/46/EC, the predecessor of the GDPR.
dc.relation.references[12] And conversely it creates an obligation for the processor to alter or erase the stored personal data if requested to do so by the data subject.
dc.relation.referencesen[1] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation.
dc.relation.referencesen[2] For the difference in meaning between data and information see e.g. R.L. Ackoff, ‘From Data to Wisdom’ in Journal of Applies Systems Analysis, Volume 16, 1989 p 3-9.
dc.relation.referencesen[3] Seeing the use of, and distinction between, the terms data and information in the GDPR is confusing at best, even though there is a significant difference between them, hereafter the terms data and information will be used as they are in the GDPR.
dc.relation.referencesen[4] In cases where there is a discrepancy between the different ledgers – for instance because 10 changes were made simultaneously – the network resolves this by polling all nodes and the majority rules.
dc.relation.referencesen[5] If a new block were to be added for each alteration this would create a security-risk of cryptanalysis. See E. Biham & A. Shamir, ‘Differential Crypt analysis of DES-like Cryptosystems’ in, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, p. 2-22. Freely accessible at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/3-540-38424-3.pdf
dc.relation.referencesen[6] A hash-function is a function in information sciences which converts a very large dataset into (most often) a much smaller dataset.
dc.relation.referencesen[7] For the reliability of hashing see e.g. C. Malinowsky & R. Noble, ‘Hashing and data integrity: Reliability of hashing and granularity size reduction’ in Digital Investigation, Volume 4 issue 2, 2007, p. 98-104.
dc.relation.referencesen[8] In this case the term ‘transaction’ means any alteration i.e. addition to the chain and not necessarily any financial transaction.
dc.relation.referencesen[9] van Heukelom et.al., Whitepaper Juridische aspecten van Blockchain, p. 7-11.Freely accessible at <www.pelsrijcken.nl/actueel/publicaties/whitepaperjuridische- aspecten-van-blockchain/> (Dutch only).
dc.relation.referencesen[10] Instead of the terms transparent- and opaque Blockchain they refer to them as open- and closed Blockchains.
dc.relation.referencesen[11] Consideration 26 GDPR (only) states that the principles of data protection should not apply to […] personal data rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not or no longer identifiable, as such the anonymisation would not need to be irreversible. The different (national) supervisory authorities have, however, ruled that a reversible anonymised personal data are also personal data in the sense of Directive 95/46/EC, the predecessor of the GDPR.
dc.relation.referencesen[12] And conversely it creates an obligation for the processor to alter or erase the stored personal data if requested to do so by the data subject.
dc.relation.urihttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/3-540-38424-3.pdf
dc.rights.holder© Національний університет “Львівська політехніка”, 2017
dc.subjectBlockchain
dc.subjecttransparent Blockchain
dc.subjectopaque Blockchain
dc.subjectGDPR
dc.subject2016/079
dc.subjectcompliance
dc.titleUsing Blockchain to strengthen the rights granted through the GDPR
dc.typeConference Abstract

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