The rapid development of information technology has increased the need for robust protection of personal data, a right guaranteed by both the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) instruments.

Safeguarding this important right poses new and important challenges as technological advances push the boundaries in areas such as surveillance, communications interception and data storage.

This handbook is intended to familiarize legal practitioners who do not specialize in data protection with this emerging area of ​​law.