History of data protection: 1991

Key developments

From 26 to 28 March 1991 takes place the 1st Conference on Computers, Freedom & Privacy in Burlingame, California. All papers and transcripts including of the ‘The Westin-Rotenberg Debate’ available here.
At the invitation of the Council of Europe, the 13th Conference of Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners is held at the Palais de I’Europe, in Strasbourg, from 2 to 4 October 1991. The concluding speech is given by the Director of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe, Erik Harremoes.

Literature

Arechederra, Luis (1991), ‘The Death of a Bullfighter: Spanish Law on Privacy and the Right to Name and Likeness‘, International & Comparative Law Quarterly 40(2), 442-445.
Estadella-Yuste, Olga (1991), ‘Transborder Data Flows and the Sources of Public International Law‘, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 16(2), 379-434.
Hughes, Gordon (1991), ‘An Overview of Data Protection in Australia‘, Melbourne University Law Review 18(1), 83-120.
Rotenberg, Marc (1991), ‘In support of a data protection board in the United States‘, Government Information Quarterly 8.1, 79-93.
Bennett, Colin J. (1991), ‘Computers, Personal Data, and Theories of Technology: Comparative Approaches to Privacy Protection in the 1990s‘, Science, Technology, & Human Values, 16(1), 51-69.
Bing, Jon, ‘Reflections on a data protection policy for 1992‘, International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 5, no. 1, pp. 164-179, 1991.
Flaherty, David H. (1991), ‘On the utility of constitutional rights to privacy and data protection‘, Case W. Res. L. Rev. 41, 831-855.

In the media

Fisher, Lawrence M., ‘New Data Base Ended By Lotus and Equifax‘, The New York Times, 24 January 1991.
Markoff, John, ‘Europe’s Plans to Protect Privacy Worry Business‘, The New York Times, 11 April 1991.
‘Europe Takes the Lead in Privacy Protection‘, The New York Times, 14 April 1991.

In memoriam

Kerstin Anér (28 March 1920 – 23 November 1991): Read more about Kerstin Anér here.