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The GDPR: A game changer for electronic identification schemes? The case study of Gov.UK Verify

The GDPR: A game changer for electronic identification schemes? The case study of Gov.UK Verify
The GDPR: A game changer for electronic identification schemes? The case study of Gov.UK Verify
The article offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of electronic identification schemes. Gov.UK Verify, the UK Government’s electronic identification scheme, and its compatibility with some important aspects of EU data protection law are reviewed. An in-depth examination of Gov.UK Verify’s architecture and the most significant constituent elements of both the Data Protection Directive and the imminent GDPR – notably the legitimising grounds for the processing of personal data and the doctrine of joint controllership, highlight several flaws inherent in the Gov.UK Verify’s development and mode of operation. The article advances the argument that Gov.UK Verify is incompatible with some major substantive provisions of the EU Data Protection Framework. It also provides some general insight as to how to interpret the requirement of a legitimate legal basis and the doctrine of joint controllership and ultimately suggests that the choice of the appropriate legal basis should depend upon a holistic approach to the relationship between the actors involved in the processing activities.
electronic identity, data protection, GDPR, privacy by design, Gov.UK Verify
2212-4748
784-805
Stalla-Bourdillon, Sophie
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Pearce, Henry
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Tsakalakis, Niko
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Stalla-Bourdillon, Sophie
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Pearce, Henry
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Tsakalakis, Niko
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Stalla-Bourdillon, Sophie, Pearce, Henry and Tsakalakis, Niko (2018) The GDPR: A game changer for electronic identification schemes? The case study of Gov.UK Verify. Computer Law and Security Review: The International Journal of Technology Law and Practice, 34 (4), 784-805. (doi:10.1016/j.clsr.2018.05.012).

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The article offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the context of electronic identification schemes. Gov.UK Verify, the UK Government’s electronic identification scheme, and its compatibility with some important aspects of EU data protection law are reviewed. An in-depth examination of Gov.UK Verify’s architecture and the most significant constituent elements of both the Data Protection Directive and the imminent GDPR – notably the legitimising grounds for the processing of personal data and the doctrine of joint controllership, highlight several flaws inherent in the Gov.UK Verify’s development and mode of operation. The article advances the argument that Gov.UK Verify is incompatible with some major substantive provisions of the EU Data Protection Framework. It also provides some general insight as to how to interpret the requirement of a legitimate legal basis and the doctrine of joint controllership and ultimately suggests that the choice of the appropriate legal basis should depend upon a holistic approach to the relationship between the actors involved in the processing activities.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 28 July 2018
Published date: August 2018
Keywords: electronic identity, data protection, GDPR, privacy by design, Gov.UK Verify

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Local EPrints ID: 421193
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/421193
ISSN: 2212-4748
PURE UUID: 0c37904d-4bc4-4612-944e-de9c3631b2c8
ORCID for Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-1219
ORCID for Niko Tsakalakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2654-0825

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Date deposited: 24 May 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:37

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Author: Henry Pearce
Author: Niko Tsakalakis ORCID iD

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