Making Data Portability More Effective for the Digital Economy

Abstract

This report scrutinises the economic aspects of data portability in the context of the digital economy, against a background of legal and technical considerations. In particular, the report looks beyond the current requirements of data portability, as provided for by the GDPR. It critically assesses whether additional legal requirements- such as a right to continuous access to personal data - would provide complementary tools for making the right to portability more effective and for establishing an innovative, competitive and fair data ecosystem that benefits all players. At the end, the report make recommendations to improve data portability in Europe. The report is interdisciplinary and relies and legal, economic and computer sciences analysis.