Shaun Nichols reports: Members of the European Union’s Civil Liberties Committee have questioned European banking officials after access to bank data was granted to US authorities. The committee issued a statement on Monday expressing concerns over possible privacy and data protection violations within Europe’s Swift financial transition network. Advertisement US officials have been requesting bank…
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Euro data watchdog: progress on data protection
The European Union is making good progress on data protection, with most institutions now meeting requirements – although Community agencies are doing less well. This news comes from the second European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) report into compliance. Peter Hustinx, supervisor at EDPS, said: “I am pleased to see that compliance with data protection rules…