Title: Exercising Access Rights in Luxembourg

Authors: Roger von Laufenberg

Publication: The Unaccountable State of Surveillance

Published: 2017

Full Text: Available Here

Citation:

von Laufenberg R. (2017) Exercising Access Rights in Luxembourg. In: Norris C., de Hert P., L'Hoiry X., Galetta A. (eds) The Unaccountable State of Surveillance. Law, Governance and Technology Series, vol 34. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47573-8_9

Abstract

This chapter outlines the experiences of attempting to exercise one’s right of access in Luxembourg. Using rich, ethnographic examples, this chapter tests how easy or difficult it is for a data subject based in Luxembourg to obtain their personal data, firstly by locating the required information about organisations and their data controllers and secondly by submitting subject access requests to these organisations. The chapter reflects on the differences (if any) between public and private sector organisations in the process of responding to access requests as well as the role of the national Data Protection Authority in Luxembourg.