EU Data Protection Reform: A War of Words as Sides Entrench
“Overblown discussion” and “scaremongering” is how EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding dismissed the escalating war of words over the European Union’s proposed reforms of its data protection rules. However, following an unprecedented level of lobbying, could we now be looking at a marked watering down of the proposals?
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European Parliament Rapporteur Albrecht Proposes Key Amendments to the Commission’s Draft Data Protection Regulation
Article discussing a number of key amendments to the Draft Regulation, of which companies processing personal data in the European Union or data relating to EU citizens should be aware…
EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party Issues Guidance For Cloud Computing Services Clients
BRUSSELS—Cloud computing service clients in the European Union are obliged to select a provider that guarantees compliance with EU data protection law, the Article 29 Working Party said in a formal opinion released July 3.
U.K. ‘Cookies’ Consent Rules Take Effect; Official Says Negotiation Favored Over Fines
LONDON—The release by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office of written guidance, a video, video transcript, and a blog on compliance with U.K. cookies rules underscore that it prefers negotiation, or even ordering firms to follow certain security measures, rather than slapping them with monetary penalties.
Hungary’s Former DPA Head Describes Amendments to New Data Protection Law as ‘Sham’
BUDAPEST—The Hungarian Parliament April 2 passed an amendment to the Law on Autonomy over Information and the Freedom of Information (Information Act)—which took effect Jan. 1—to meet European Union demands to shore up the independence of the National Data Protection and Freedom of Information Authority, but the former head of the authority believes it is a sham.
ANALYSIS: EU Data Protection Reform: An Overview Of The Commission’s Proposed Regulation
After the completion of a review process lasting longer than two years, the European Commission published its proposal for a new EU regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data…
European Commission’s Proposed Data Protection Regulation Calls for Big Fines, Right to Be Forgotten, Breach Notice
The European Union’s influential approach to regulating personal information underwent a sea change Jan. 25 with the release of the European Commission’sproposed data protection regulation…
ANALYSIS: Reform of the EU Data Protection Directive: ‘Right to Be Forgotten’—What Should Be Forgotten and How?
The EC is currently working on an overhaul of EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC that will bring it in line with new technologies and the emergence of social networks…
ANALYSIS: Long-Awaited Proposals For EU Data Protection Reform: A First Glimpse
After a review process that has lasted longer than two years, EU draft data protection reform legislation entered inter-service consultation at the beginning of December 2011…