Joseph A. Cannataci

Joseph A. Cannataci (born January 1961 in Malta ) is a Maltese legal scholar and professor at the University of Malta who specializes in information technology law and has been the United Nations' first special rapporteur on the right to privacy since July 2015 .

Career

In 1979 he graduated from De La Salle College (Malta) . In 1984, he graduated in law from the University of Malta, where he received his doctorate 1986th In 1987 he graduated from the University of Oslo with a degree in IT law . In December 1988 he received a professorship at the University of Malta . Since 2006 he has been visiting professor at the Law Department at the University of Central Lancashire . Since 2017 he has been Dean of Information Policy and Governance, University of Malta, Faculty of Information and Knowledge .

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Data Protection Rights

In July 2015 he was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on Data Protection Rights by the UN Human Rights Council. In Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , a right to privacy is acclaimed and postulated on October 10, 1948. Cannataci's office was created in 2015 based on reports from Edward Snowden through the National Security Agency .

In 2016 he was the recipient of the Brandeis Award (privacy) Lewis Brandeis Privacy Award

Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office

In August 2015, he described the British oversight of surveillance as a joke. In July 2016, the UK House of Commons passed the Investigatory Powers Act 2016

May 18, 2017 Concern over Japanese pre-terrorism crimes

On May 18, 2017, he published a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the amendment to the systematic criminal law introducing Japan's "pre-terrorism crime". The Japanese parliament passed a law against conspiratorial terror on June 15, 2017. In the letter, Cannataci expressed concern that "privacy and freedom of expression may be restricted.

Monitoring in the name of fighting the coronavirus pandemic

Surveillance in the name of fighting the coronavirus pandemic poses a long-term threat to privacy, Cannataci warned in an interview with Umberto Bacchi .

activities

He also holds the Chair of European Information Policy and Technology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He is also Associate Professor at the Security Research Institute and the School of Computer and Security Science at Edith Cowan University in Australia, where he conducts research on privacy-related behavior and perceptions of indigenous peoples.

He has written extensively on data protection law, liability for expert systems, legal aspects of medical informatics, copyright to computer software and co-authored articles and textbook chapters on self-regulation and the Internet, EU constitution and data protection as well as online dispute resolution, data retention and police records. His last book "The Individual & Privacy" was published in March 2015.

In 2002 he was honored by the Republic of France and appointed Officier dans la Ordre des Palmes Académiques . He has received research grants from the British Academy, the Council of Europe, COST, UNESCO and the European Commission.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biography of Joe Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Prof. Joseph Cannatacithe first Special Rapporteur on the rights to privacyProf. Joe Cannataci was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy in July 2015. [1]
2. ↑ Joe Cannataci （Linked in, [2]
3. ↑ Professor Joseph A. Cannataci - Head of Department Department of Information Policy & special governance of the University of Malta . Prof Joseph A. Cannataci . マ ル タ 大学. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
4. ↑ Christian Möller, Freedom of Communication on the Internet: The UN Internet Governance Forum and Freedom of Expression, p.288 ; netzpolitik.org , [3]
5. ^ The Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award / 2016 Brandeis Award Recipient . In: The Celebration of Privacy Gala . Patient Privacy Rights. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
6. ↑ Digital surveillance 'worse than Orwell', says new UN privacy chief, Joseph Cannataci describes British oversight as 'a joke' and says a Geneva convention for the internet is needed, August 24, 2015, The Guardian , August 24, 2015 ,, [4]
7. ↑ Japan passes controversial anti-terror conspiracy law, BBC News , June 15, 2017, [5]
8. ↑ Japanese Organized Crime Act Pre- Terrorism Act, Conspiracy Act (Act No. 67 of June 21, 2017) A UN special rapporteur who reviewed the status of human rights in certain countries in relation to the revision of the Penal Code investigated, monitored and published for organized crime, including the allegation of the "collusion" passed by the House Legal Affairs Committee on October 19: "Data Protection. Joseph Kanatachi (Professor at the University of Malta) in charge of" Rights "wrote a letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressing concern that "privacy and freedom of expression may be restricted". 18th date. The letter stated: "There is a risk that the bill will be passed and inadequately publicly discussed, and there is a risk that human rights real harmful be influenced.,. 共謀 罪 」法案 、 国 連 特別 報告 者 が 懸念 首相 に 書簡 送 る . Asahi Shimbun . May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
9. ↑ UN Special Rapporteur on Letters Concerned about Draft Act to Prepare for Terrorism, May 22nd, 5:25 pm A UN Special Rapporteur reviewing the human rights situation of each country based on a law to restore the constitutional requirements of the "collusion conspiracy" and to recast Investigates "criminal offenses" includes "undue restrictions on data protection rights and freedom of expression". On the 22nd, a letter was sent to Prime Minister Abe expressing concern that he might be linked. The reasons for this are that the law's definitions of “organized crime groups”, “plans” and “preparations” are ambiguous and some of the 277 criminal crimes have nothing to do with terrorism and organized crime. It is widespread and indicates the risk of arbitrary application of the law. 国 連 特別 報告 者 「テ ロ 等 準備 罪」 法案 に 懸念 の 書簡 . NHK ニ ュ ー ス . May 22, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
10. ↑ May 25, 2017, letter from UN Special Rapporteur Joseph Kenatach. The broad scope of the law could lead to undue restrictions on data protection rights and freedom of expression, "said Joseph Kenatach, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Data Protection Rights. A worrisome letter was sent to Prime Minister Abe and posted on the UN website (image taken from introductory page of Joseph Kenatach, UN Special Rapporteur on Data Protection Rights ) .. 国 連 特別 報告 者 ジ ​​ョ セ フ ・ ケ ナ タ ッ チ 氏 の 書簡 と 菅 官 房 長官 へ の 反 論 （日本語 訳） ( yes ) Accessed February 1, 2020.
11. ↑ Joseph Kanatachi, sent a letter to Prime Minister Abe on May 18, fearing that the draft conspiracy (preparing for terrorism) bill might restrict privacy and freedom of expression. The letter states that the wording of "plan" or "preparation" in the bill is abstract and can be applied arbitrarily and that the targeted crimes are broad and include anything that has nothing to do with terrorism or organized crime unclear what acts will be punished and there is a problem with the clarity principle of the penal code. 「共謀 罪」 法案 、 国 連 特別 報告 者 が 懸念 首相 に 書簡 送 る . ヒ ュ ー マ ン ラ イ ツ ナ ウ. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
12. ↑ Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, [6]
13. ↑ 国 連 特別 報告 者 者 ジ ョ セ フ ・ ケ ナ タ ッ チ 氏 共謀 罪 法案 に つ い て 安 倍 内閣 総 理 大臣 宛 の 書簡 全体 の 翻 訳, UN Special Rapporteur Joseph Kenatach, translated the entire letter to Prime Minister Abe on the Act on Conspiracy [7]
14. ↑ Asahi Shimbun , 「共謀 罪」 法 、 政府 に 失望 国 連 特別 報告 者 カ ナ タ チ 氏朝日 新聞
15. ↑ Tblisi , Thomson Reuters Foundation , March 31, 2020, [8] ; Telepolis , [9]
16. ^ University of Groningen , cv