Article 29 Data Protection Working Party Opinion 1/2010 on the concept of "controller" and "processor"

This opinion seeks to clarify the concept of data controller and its interaction with the concept of data processor, both of which play a crucial role in the application of Directive 95/46/EC, since they determine who will be responsible for compliance with data protection rules, how data subjects can exercise their rights, which is the applicable national law and how effective Data Protection Authorities can operate.

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