ABSTRACT
The legislation that was passed in stages starting from 1996 in the personal data protection sector put an end to the peculiarity of Italy's legal system in that area compared with all the other European countries. In reality, the transposition of EC Directive 95/46 was not completed by the passing of Act no. 675/1996, which provides the general regulatory framework applying to data protection in our legal system. Given the regulatory framework, the provisions made initially by Act no. 675/1996 envisaged different solutions depending on whether 'sensitive' or 'ordinary' data were being processed for research purposes. The Italian Parliament has gone much farther than most foreign lawmakers in limiting the freedoms that have been traditionally granted to individuals. Not only may the right to object be exercised at any time in the Icelandic legal system, but this same right is referred to in other laws.
