ABSTRACT The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a far-reaching legal instrument that regulates the collection and use of personal data by private actors, individuals and by governments. In this respect, the GDPR is indeed a key legal instrument for protecting informational privacy. This article will analyse and discuss the impact of the GDPR on the right to privacy particularly in the context of data protection. It also explores whether the GDPR in itself is adequate to ensure the right to privacy in the European Union (EU) and whether the protection provided by the GDPR can be supplemented by other means. The article finds that while the GDPR is a significant step in the right direction to protect informational privacy, it is certainly not the end of the journey. It argues that on its own, the GDPR cannot fully address the imbalance of power between data subjects and data controllers. Hence, it needs to be complemented by other regulatory tools such as the ePrivacy Regulation, EU competition law and Consumer Protection rules. Furthermore, some provisions in the GDPR must be revisited in the near future to ensure they do not become obsolete.

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GDPR 后的信息隐私——路的尽头还是漫长旅程的开始？

摘要 《通用数据保护条例》(GDPR) 是一项影响深远的法律文书，用于规范私人行为者、个人和政府对个人数据的收集和使用。在这方面，GDPR 确实是保护信息隐私的关键法律文书。本文将分析和讨论 GDPR 对隐私权的影响，尤其是在数据保护的背景下。它还探讨了 GDPR 本身是否足以确保欧盟 (EU) 的隐私权，以及 GDPR 提供的保护是否可以通过其他方式进行补充。文章发现，虽然 GDPR 是朝着保护信息隐私的正确方向迈出的重要一步，但它肯定不是旅程的终点​​。它认为，就其本身而言，GDPR 无法完全解决数据主体和数据控制者之间的权力不平衡问题。因此，它需要得到其他监管工具的补充，例如电子隐私条例、欧盟竞争法和消费者保护规则。此外，必须在不久的将来重新审视 GDPR 中的某些条款，以确保它们不会过时。