Monitor Prawniczy

no. 20/2020

Protection of privacy of video game users – an outline of legal problems

Michał Matysiak
Autor jest doktorantem oraz asystentem w Zakładzie Prawa Prywatnego Instytutu Nauk Prawnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk. Na co dzień związany z kancelarią Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy; ORCID: 0000-0002-8755-2283.
Abstract

The purpose of the article is to give a brief overview of the regulatory landscape for protection of privacy and to give an outline of the most relevant legal issues affecting the video game sector. In the case of legal regulations, the author refers primarily to EU regulations and US law. Then, the author describes the video game sector and presents legal problems concerning data protection and privacy of video game users.