When is Personal Data Rendered Anonymous? Interpreting Recital 26 of Directive 95/46/EC

Beyleveld, Deryck; Townend, David

doi:10.1177/096853320400600201

When is Personal Data Rendered Anonymous? Interpreting Recital 26 of Directive 95/46/EC

Beyleveld, Deryck; Townend, David

Authors

Professor Deryck Beyleveld deryck.beyleveld@durham.ac.uk
Professor

David Townend

Abstract

Outlines the scope of Council Directive 95/46. Discusses whether the principles of data protection apply to data rendered anonymous. Examines the difficulty in applying sufficient protection to data once it has been rendered anonymous and stresses the importance of data controllers informing data subjects of any anticipated anonymisation.

Citation

Beyleveld, D., & Townend, D. (2004). When is Personal Data Rendered Anonymous? Interpreting Recital 26 of Directive 95/46/EC. Medical Law International, 6(2), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1177/096853320400600201

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Mar 1, 2004
Deposit Date	Aug 12, 2008
Publicly Available Date	Aug 12, 2008
Journal	Medical Law International
Print ISSN	0968-5332
Electronic ISSN	2047-9441
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	6
Issue	2
Pages	73-86
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/096853320400600201
Keywords	Anonymity, Data protection, EC law, Medical records, Privacy.

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Beyleveld, Deryck & Townend, David (2004). When is Personal Data Rendered Anonymous? Interpreting Recital 26 of Directive 95/46/EC. Medical Law International 6(2): 73-86. Copyright © 2004 A B Academic Publisher. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.