News stories tagged with EU DP proposals

UK Government seeks views on EU DP proposals

The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice launched, on 7 February, an evidence gathering exercise on the EU Commission’s proposals for a Data Protection Regulation and Directive. The government is keen to hear practical, day-to-day examples of the...

Survey measures attitudes towards EU DP proposals

Law firm Allen & Overy's London office has launched a survey to gather stakeholders’ views on the EU proposals for a Data Protection Regulation. The survey includes 22 multiple choice questions ranging from explicit consent, right to be forgotten...

UK ICO analysis on proposed EU DP Regulation: Too much red tape for companies

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) thinks that the proposals for an EU Data Protection Regulation are too prescriptive and may lead to data protection being regarded simply as a form-filling exercise. While the ICO welcom...

CBI: EU DP proposals harmful for UK business

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has criticised the European Commission’s data protection proposals, saying that the proposed regulation will threaten many innovative business models which rely on data sharing to generate revenue. The C...

UK businesses worried about future DP administrative burdens

The summary of responses to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on the European Commission's proposed data protection legislation reveals that a large number of respondents thought that the proposed Regulation would represent an...

UK government lobbies for a general DP Directive

Giving evidence on 17 September to the House of Commons Justice Select Committee on the EU Commission's data protection proposals, Lord McNally, Secretary of State, made it clear that the government wants to see a Directive instead of a directly...

Parliament's Justice Committee: EU DP proposals not practicable nor affordable

MPs largely agree with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and the government over the proposals for an EU Data Protection Regulation, saying that the proposals are too prescriptive in their present form.  ‘The Commission needs to go back ...

UK government: EU DP Regulation would mean additional costs for business

The Ministry of Justice estimates that the cost burdens the EU DP Regulation would impose far outweigh the net benefits suggested by the EU Commission. The Ministry says that the annual net cost to UK business (in 2012-13 earnings terms) would be...

The ICO reacts to the European Parliament's LIBE committee recommendations on the EU DP draft Regulation

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The ICO says that EU countries’ different interpretations on legitimate interests need to be retained in the new DP legislative framework. Commenting on the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee draft report on the draft EU DP Regulation, the ICO...