PRINCIPLE OF PRIVACY BY DESIGN AND PRIVACY BY DEFAULT
Daniela Ježová, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of European Union Law, Comenius University in Bratislava Law Faculty, Slovak Republic
The paper introduces two concepts in data protection: privacy by design and privacy by default. Those concepts are closely connected. They already existed in data protection, although the data protection reform made them a legally binding concept. The article outlines the new ePrivacy Directive and its specification of the discussed concepts.
Keywords: Data protection, European Union, ePrivacy Directive, Digital Single Market, GDPR, Privacy by Design, Privacy by Default.