The European Commission’s draft law on personal data protection has too many loopholes, say critics, with special privileges for police a major concern. “You need some kind of flexibility because ...

European data protection supervisors warn the European Commission against narrowing the privacy protections for personal data ...

In the latest of a series of actions meant to bolster the E.U.-wide,1995 Data Protection Directive, the European Commission announced on Thursday that it is taking Austria to court for failing to ...

Google has criticised how the EU Data Protection Directive is being implemented. While the principles of the directive are sound and have been adopted by many countries, the application of them "no ...

European Union data-protection reform proposals could undermine basic privacy rights globally, a growing chorus of critics say. More than 60 civil rights groups from all corners of the world including ...

European Union data-protection reform proposals could undermine basic privacy rights globally, a growing chorus of critics say. More than 60 civil rights groups from all corners of the world including ...

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has won an important appeal relating to data protection obligations arising ...