Literature · Journal of Data Protection Privacy EN LLM context A cited markdown file you can paste into your AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, a RAG or project knowledge base) to ground it in this document. Contains: this document’s text, its sections with their topics, and the full text of every law provision it applies. Everything links back to its source on overview.legal — legal information, not advice.
The Blockchain-GDPR paradox
Andries Van Humbeeck — Journal of Data Protection Privacy
How it connects
Related across sources
Enforcement Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 10128005 Guidance Guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies Enforcement Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 487/2026 Enforcement Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 419/2026 Enforcement Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italy) - 382/2026 Case Law Cass.Civ. - 15625/2026
Full text
This paper highlights certain aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which are incompatible or sometimes counter-productive with certain Blockchain technologies. These topics are discussed based on an example of multiple organisations working together while employing private/permissioned Blockchain technology. The goal of this paper is to show the reader that making Blockchain technology compliant with the GDPR has both benefits and disadvantages.
Original document at the source doi.org