January 8th, 2013

European Parliament Draft Reports Back EC’s Data Protection Reform — And Strengthen The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’

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The European Parliament has issued two draft reports on the reform of European data protection rules, proposed by the European Commission last January, expressing “full support for a coherent and robust data protection framework with strong end enforceable rights for individuals” — and stressing the need for “a high level of protection for all data processing activities” in the EU. → Read More

November 9th, 2012

Facebook Lobbying Europe On “Unreasonable And Unrealistic” Privacy Law Reform — But EC Commissioner Doesn’t Sound Like She’s For Turning

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Facebook hasn’t exactly had smooth relations with Europe. In September it had to turn off facial recognition in the EU, for instance. But operating conditions in Europe look set to get a whole lot tougher for the social networking giant in the next few years if the European Commission’s proposals for comprehensive reform of EU Data Protection law come into full effect. → Read More