In a recent blog entry on EDiscoveryMap, Monique Altheim highlights some of the differences between EU and U.S. approaches to privacy regulation, contrasting the differences between yesterday’s Senate hearing on consumer privacy and a talk given by Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, “The Review of…
Category: Non-U.S.
Swedish Parliament delays approval of data retention law
Mikael Ricknäs reports: Sweden will not put into effect the E.U. Data Retention Directive for at least a year, after a vote in the Parliament on Wednesday postponed the implementation of the directive. Approval of the directive would have made it mandatory for operators to store user data. […] The European Commission — the E.U.’s…
“Your Data Your Rights”
Statement by Vivianne Reding, European Commissioner For Justice: Our Charter of Fundamental Rights and our Treaty make it clear that everyone has the right to the protection of personal data. This right is particularly important in today’s world – a world in which rapid technological changes allow people to share personal information publicly and globally…
EU citizens betrayed by Swift data deal – MEPs
European Parliamentarians have slammed the latest Swift bank data sharing deal with the US, saying that six months after it was introduced checks put in place are failing and American requests for information simply rubber stamped by Europol. After months of wrangling, MEPs finally voted in favour of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) last…