News stories tagged with EU DP proposals

Study published on role of DPOs in 14 EU countries

The Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO), established in September 2011, welcomes the introduction of Data Protection Officers (DPOs) for EU Member States, as proposed by the European Commission’s draft Data Protection...

EU and US find some common ground for their DP aims

There are common principles at the heart of both systems, says a joint statement issued at a high level  EU Conference on ‘Privacy and Protection of Personal Data’, held on 19 March. The statement, issued by EU Commission’s  Vice-President Viviane...

Viviane Reding defends delegated acts in the EU DP proposals

Speaking at the European Data Protection Commissioners’ Spring Conference in Luxembourg on 3 May, EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, explained that the large number of delegated acts in the EU proposals for a Data Protection Regulation leave...

EU Council developing its position on the EU DP draft Regulation

The Council Presidency’s note of 22 June to the Working Party on Data Protection and Exchange of Information reveals that almost all Member States’ delegations would like to see fewer delegated acts in the proposals. Also, several Member States sa...

EU DPAs want wide definition of personal data

The EU Art.29 Data Protection Working Party says that it is necessary to adopt a broad definition of personal data in the proposed EU DP Regulation framework. The group suggests that identification numbers, location data, online identifiers or oth...

One-stop-shop likely to stay in the EU DP Regulation?

The EU Data Protection draft Regulation proposes a one-stop-shop so that companies running a business in more than one EU Member State may, in future, work to one's country's interpretation of the Regulation. The country would be where the company...

Irish presidency suggests watering down EU draft DP Regulation

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An informal European Union justice ministers’ meeting taking place today in Dublin is discussing areas where the Irish presidency to the Council of the European Union sees scope for changes. The presidency says that the following issues should be...

EU DP Regulations likely to take a more risk-based approach

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The EU draft DP Regulations should take a more risk-based approach, the EU Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) say. The EU Art. 29 DP Working Party considers that some of the provisions in the proposed Regulation may pose a burden on some...

EU Commissioner Reding: The new EU DP framework is not just about consent

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The EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Viviane Reding, says that while explicit consent is one of the cornerstones of the proposal for a new EU DP framework, it is nothing new. “The current Directive states since 1995...