Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2225(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fundamental rights implications of big data (short presentation) EL
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas big data has the potential to bring undeniable benefits and opportunities for citizens, businesses and governments, but also entails significant risks, namely with regard to the protection of fundamental rights as guaranteed by the EU Charter and Union law, such as the right to privacy;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
E. whereasdeploring the fact that the pervasiveness of sensors, extensive routine data production and contemporary data- processing activities are characterised by a high degree of opacity;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas biased algorithms and other analytical tools, low quality of data, spurious correlations, errors, the underestimation of legal, social and ethical implications and the marginalisation of the role of humans in these processes can trigger flawed decision-making procedures;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that information revealed by big data analysis is only as reliable as the underlying data permits, and that strong scientific and ethical standards are therefore needed for judging the results of such analysis and its predictive algorithms which will respect the rights and freedoms of individuals;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Union law for the protection of privacy and personal data, as well as the rights to equality and non- discrimination, arshould be applicable to data processing even when that processing is preceded by pseudonymisation and anonymisation techniques, insofar as there are risks of re-identification, or, in any case, when use of non-personal data might impact on individuals’ private lives or other rights and freedoms;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the viewStresses that transparency, fairness, accountability and control over personal data are core values through which specific rights and obligations are derived, and which should guide the action of corporations, public authorities and other actors that use data to frame their decision- making procedures; emphasises the need for much greater transparency with regard to data processing and analytics by businesses;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fundamental role that the Commission, the European Data Protection Board and other independent supervisory authorities should play in the coming years and decades to promote legal certainty concerning concrete standards protecting fundamental rights and guarantees associated with the use of data processing and analytics;
Amendment 131 #
6. Takes the view that anonymisation techniques should comprise technical measures and contractual obligations which ensure non-re-identification; calls on corporations to regularly review such risks in light of new technologies and to document the appropriateness of measures adopted, allowing independent supervisory authorities to monitor practices and provide recommendations;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UrgesCalls on corporations and other data controllers to make use of instruments provided for by the GDPR, such as codes of conduct and certification schemes, to seek greater certainty over their specific obligations under Union law and to bring their practices and activities into compliance with the appropriate Union legal standards and safeguards;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages all law enforcement actors that use data processing and analytics to ensure appropriate human intervention throughout the various stages of the processing and analysis of data, especially when decisions may carry high risks for individualswhile duly respecting the principle of personal data protection;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses, in particular, the importance ofneed to carrying out prior impact assessments that take account of ethical concerns in order to assess the inclusiveness, accuracy and quality of the data, and to ensure that individuals targeted by the decisions and/or actors involved in the decision-making processes are able to challenge the analysis, patterns and correlations and to prevent any harmful effects on certain groups of individuals;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States’ law enforcement authorities that make use of data analytics to uphold the highest standards of ethics in the analysis of data and to ensure human intervention and accountability throughout the different stages of decision-making, not only to assess the representativeness, accuracy and quality of the data, but also to assess the appropriateness of each decision to be taken on the basis of that information;