On April 2, 2013, the Article 29 Working Party ("WP29")1 published an opinion that clarifies further the purpose limitation principle contained in Article 6 (1)b of the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC.
The opinion focuses on the scope and limitations of this principle as well as its application in the context of big data and open data. WP29 also puts forth some recommendations to the proposed Data Protection Regulation.
1. Purpose limitation principle
The purpose limitation principle has two main building blocks:
