In 2009, during the consultation on the community legal framework concerning the fundamental right to protection of personal data, the AK had expressed an opinion on the necessary amendments to the General Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC adopted 15 years ago. In particular, it highlighted that in addition to the necessary update of the general provisions, there was an urgent need for sectorspecific provisions in those areas of life, in which complex IT applications have gained on importance in recent years, and where there are serious conflicts of interest in the society with regard to the confidentiality of data or its use.<br />