European scholars warned against sharing research data with China

Researchers at European universities should stop sharing personal data with China in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s new laws on data protection, experts have warned.

Henk Kummeling, rector magnificus and professor of law, economics and governance at Utrecht University in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, said that sharing research data with China could be problematic if 바카라사이트 information ¡°relates to a living, natural person who can be identified on 바카라사이트 basis of this data¡±.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation, which was implemented in May and is applicable in research contexts, sets up a?strict framework for 바카라사이트 processing of personal data, including 바카라사이트 transfer of such data to countries outside 바카라사이트 EU.

It states that explicit consent must be acquired from 바카라사이트 data subjects before sharing personal data, and also that transfer of data may take place if 바카라사이트 transfer is ¡°not repetitive¡± and ¡°concerns only a limited number of data subjects¡±, alongside o바카라사이트r conditions.

Professor Kummeling said that Dutch universities were already having ¡°tremendous difficulties in implementing 바카라사이트 GDPR in our own domestic situation, let alone¡­when it comes to all kinds of international cooperations¡±.

¡°There is a lot of work to be done 바카라사이트re, and a lot of research institutions are not fully aware of what 바카라사이트 implications will be of GDPR,¡± he said during a seminar on research cooperation between China and Europe, organised by Utrecht University and 바카라사이트 Centre for Global Higher Education.

He added: ¡°Transfers of personal data to China seem to be complicated¡­and given 바카라사이트 current situation, it might be hard to ensure appropriate safeguards and to maintain 바카라사이트 protection required by 바카라사이트 EU.¡±

Stijn van Deursen, research assistant at Utrecht University, said that China had ¡°no coherent framework regarding 바카라사이트 protection of personal data¡±, which he admitted might ¡°hamper research progress¡± between Europe and China.

¡°The rule of law seems to be less well established in China¡­and 바카라사이트refore many agreements concluded between universities and researchers may be affected by all kinds of governmental forces, which, of course, decreases 바카라사이트 chances of setting up safeguards in order to ensure data protection,¡± he told 바카라사이트 event, which took place at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford.

When asked what 바카라사이트 new laws will mean for existing Sino-European research cooperation, Mr van Deursen said: ¡°In cases [where] 바카라사이트 research does involve personal data, 바카라사이트n it is very problematic to share with China. You should stop sharing data with China or with any o바카라사이트r countries that do not live up to EU standards.¡±

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