Data protection in the age of SWIFT, PNR, Prüm and e-justice, Trier

This conference provides the opportunity to discuss a number of current issues, such as:

• What kind of technology for the collection, analysis and exchange of data will be necessary to achieve effective law-enforcement?
• How can these needs be accommodated under the "EU information exchange model"?
• What is the future of EU-US data exchange after the controversy over SWIFT, also with a view to the exchange of Passenger Name Records and the general agreement on data protection?
• What is the impact of the ECJ decision on the independence of data protection authorities in Germany?
• What considerations from the judgment of the Bundesverfassungsgericht on data retention are relevant for data protection in all Member States?
• How does data exchange under the 'Prüm' mechanism work in practice?
• How will the EU legal framework for data protection evolve under the Lisbon Treaty?

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