ESR Tommaso Crepax presents his research at the Privacy Symposium
ESR Tommaso Crepax presented his article on “The ‘Meta-moth-phosis’ of Data Portability: Observing the Transformation of Data Portability Through a Comparative Analysis of Definitions Across European Legislation” at this year’s Privacy Symposium conference, which took place in Venice, Italy, from June 10th to June 14th.
In his article, Tommaso examines the varying interpretations of data portability across different legislative frameworks. While each jurisdiction labels the concept as “portability,” the underlying understanding of what constitutes portability significantly differs. This research shows that the notion of data portability has undergone a substantial transformation: initially centered on empowering users by enabling data export and transfer, it has progressively shifted focus to benefit the data market by making data accessible to various entities in an easily-modifiable, machine-readable format. The metamorphosis of portability is complete in the Data Act: from larva to moth—the meta-moth-phosis.
