The GDPR and big health data. Fundamental challenges to the EU personal data protection framework KU Leuven
Healthcare and biomedical research both require and produce vast quantities of data. This exponential growth of data results from and feeds into three broad and related trends concerning: 1) biomedical sciences and technology, 2) organisation of public services and free markets, and 3) individuals in the contemporary society. One phenomenon that reflects all the above trends is “big data”, traditionally described by a reference to three Vs: ...