One of the aims of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to empower individuals and give them control over their personal data. The GDPR has a chapter on the rights of data subjects (individuals) which includes the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object and the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
Opinion on the proposals for a Regulation and for a Directive on pharmacovigilance, OJ C 229, 23.09.2009, p. 19
Comments on the current discussions in Parliament about the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 relating to public access
Opinion on the Final Report by the EU-US High Level Contact Group on information sharing and privacy and personal data protection, OJ C 128, 06.06.2009, p. 1