Abstract
The contribution reconstructs the genesis and development of the right to the protection of personal data, whose recognition at supranational level is due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of May 2016, that went into effect on May 25, 2018. After some well-known cases, it became clear how much the circulation of personal data is an huge part of important commercial transactions. Regulation No. 2016/679, which is the last step of a path that at the European level has started a long time ago, represents a concrete opportunity to harmonize the level of protection of people's rights regarding the processing of personal data.
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