With the prominent role of digital platforms nowadays, switching has become a habit common to many users. A provider can come out of fashion very easily, as users migrate from one service to another in constant search for the best digital service and following the trend. Also “network effects” contributed to the wide spreading of the phenomenon. Against this backdrop, the concept of “portability” has first been articulated as a user right in Article 20 GDPR. This blogpost will portray the different roles acquired by the concept of “portability” throughout the years and spot its intricate relationship with digital platform law and regulation.
Continue reading “The evolution of EU portability law and its drawbacks”Author: Camilla Signoretta
Camilla Signoretta is an alumna and PhD in Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), Pisa, Italy. In 2022, she has been Visiting Researcher for six months at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition funded by DAAD. Her fields of interest span from comparative property and intellectual property law to competition and data law, with a focus on abuses of IPRs and their interplay with competition law.