GDPR Interference With Next Generation 5G and IoT Networks

This article examines the specific data protection framework with regards to 5G networks, which is the current high-end evolution of the previous four generations of cellular technology networks. Taking into consideration practical issues, that have emerged from 5G (Fifth Generation) technology, the scope is the presentation of legal solutions. As this digital mobile transformation will begin from 2020, affecting applications of a wide range of services in energy sector, transport services, banking sector, health field, as well as in industrial control systems, and progressively in everyday life through all smart devices. It is crucial to specialize and sum up the interference between European data protection legal framework and 5G networks, in order to provide a new path to the addressing issues.