Too Much Data Protection? A Critical Analysis of Transatlantic Data Protection Politics
(2012) International Studies Association (ISA)’s 53rd Annual Convention — Location: San Diego, USA (1.April.2012)
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Bellanova, Rocco 
- Abstract
- Data protection remains high on the transatlantic agenda, especially when it comes to the development and implementation of security practices focusing on the control of mobilities. Indeed, transatlantic debates and agreements on data protection have proceeded in parallel and in connection to the set up of a wide range of socio-technical systems aiming at constructing and reinforcing internal security on both side of the Atlantic. While data protection is often criticized as an excessive obstacle to the implementation of security systems, the paper argues that transatlantic data protection politics proves much more ambiguous. Contrary to many conceptualizations, the eventual “excess” of data protection operates less against internal security than against the protection of privacy. This contribution is based on the analysis of two cases study: the draft EU-US 2011 Passenger Name Record Agreement and the ongoing negotiations over a comprehensive EU-US data protection agreement.
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Bellanova, R. (2012). Too Much Data Protection? A Critical Analysis of Transatlantic Data Protection Politics. International Studies Association (ISA)’s 53rd Annual Convention, San Diego, USA. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/194061