Entries tagged with: EU Data Protection Supervisors
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European Data Protection Supervisor Suggests Repeal of Data Retention Directive
The European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx has raised the possibility of repealing Europe's Data Retention Directive. which requires telecommunication companies and ISPs to retain user data for law enforcement purposes. According to Hustinx, the Directive does not provide clear...
European Privacy Officials Release New Report on Mobile Privacy
A report from the Data Protecting Working Party on Geolocation Services and Smart Mobile Devices recommends new privacy safeguards, including limitations on data collection and retention. Other recent reports from the Data Protection Working Party cover such topics as Data...
EPIC's Rotenberg Repeats Call for US to Ratify International Privacy Convention
Speaking before the Council of Europe and the European Commission at a high-level meeting in Brussels, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg urged the United States to ratify "Convention 108," the International Privacy Convention. Rotenberg pointed out that the United States had...
European Data Protection Supervisor Endorses Commission Strategy for Strong and Effective Data Protection
During a press conference, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor, discussed the future of the EU legal framework for data protection and supported the recent EU Commission strategy to strengthen EU data protection rules. The European Commission communication proposes...
