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Data protection and space: What challenges will the General Data Protection Regulation face when dealing with space-based data?
Journal of Data Protection & Privacy,
4
(1),
52-58
(2020)
Abstract
Recently, space or satellite technology, as well as space data applications, is developing rapidly, resulting in a variety of uses. At the same time, related legal issues raise questions about how they can be handled efficiently. In addition to pointing out the importance of managing satellite activities in a legally sound environment, this paper explains the relevance of the General Data Protection Regulation and the challenges it will face in handling space-based data, as well as in managing threats to privacy and personal data regarding the outer space context.
Keywords: satellite; GDPR; personal data; space-based data; privacy; technology
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Author's Biography
Shakila Bu-Pasha completed her Bachelor of Laws and first Master of Laws degrees in the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She received her second Master of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Turku, Finland in law and information society. She is currently a doctoral researcher with the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Her research covers communication law and data protection law with keen focus on localisation, privacy and personal data protection under EU law.
Heidi Kuusniemi is a professor in computer science and director of the multidisciplinary research platform Digital Economy at the University of Vaasa in Finland. She is also a part-time research professor in satellite navigation at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute of the National Land Survey of Finland. She has an MSc (Tech) degree (with distinction) from 2002 and a DSc (Tech) degree from 2005 in information technology, respectively, from Tampere University of Technology, Finland. Part of her doctoral research in 2003–2004 on navigation reliability was conducted at the Department of Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada. In 2017, she was a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s GPS Laboratory. She has worked in research and development within positioning technologies for over 18 years. She is also an adjunct professor in satellite navigation and positioning technologies at Tampere University and Aalto University in Finland. She serves as a member of the council of natural sciences and technology at the Academy of Finland and in the scientific advisory committee for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) (GSAC) at the European Space Agency. Her research interests include GNSS reliability, GNSS interference detection and mitigation, self-contained sensors, indoor positioning, internet of things, new space and the role of geospatial data and its privacy in the digital economy.
