Strength in… Fragmentation? A Concise Systemic Look at the Enforcement of the EU Digital Acquis, with Some Implications for Vulnerability
摘要
The EU secondary legislation concerning digital technologies relies on a complex enforcement architecture, revolving around ad hoc agencies and a mix of public and private enforcement. With the rapid multiplication of EU Regulations and Directives, the protection of the rights and interests of individuals and groups is now the result of the interaction of a plethora of enforcement agencies, at national and EU level, sometimes with converging aims, and potentially overlapping jurisdictions, and a variety of tasks and powers. This chapter offers an overview of the agencies tasked with the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD), the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AIA), and the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). It also provides a preliminary investigation into the implications of the current system of enforcement of the digital acquis at EU level, in particular with regard to the need for cross-sector collaboration among the different agencies, and what that means for vulnerable individuals and groups.