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…
Category: Non-U.S.
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…
Facebook and Google could face court action over private data
John Higginson reports: Internet users should have the ‘right to be forgotten’, to stop prospective employers finding a naked picture of them, for example, Europe’s top legal officer said. Justice commissioner Viviane Reding said there must be an overhaul of the EU’s 16-year-old laws on data protection to enforce safeguards on how personal information is…
UK: Government refuses to outlaw celebrity gagging orders
Oliver Wright reports: Ministers have ruled out reforming Britain’s privacy laws or bringing in new legislation to stop super-injunctions silencing the media, the Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said yesterday. Launching the Government’s draft Libel Bill, Mr Clarke said such a move would be “wildly controversial” and there was no legislative time available in Parliament to…