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EU: USA INTERVENES IN THE REVISION OF THE DATA PROTECTION DIRECTIVE

01 January 2012

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EU: USA INTERVENES IN THE REVISION OF THE DATA PROTECTION DIRECTIVE: The following Note by the USA was sent to the European Commission listing its opposition to key clauses in the draft revision of the Data Protection Directive: Informal Note on Draft EU General Data Proection Regulation (December 2011) (pdf) This was accompanied by a lobbying campaign at the stage of Inter-service consultation within the Commission. It is therefore no surprise to learn that: EU Commission Postpones Publication of Proposal for Revised Data Protection Directive (Privacy and Information Security Law blog, link). See also: EDRI comments: US lobbying against draft Data Protection Regulation (link)

The complete the Draft package of three proposals out for Inter-service consultation within the Commission:

Proposal for Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (pdf)

DATA PROTECTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: European Commission draft out for Inter-service consultation: Proposal for a Directive on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of crime (pdf). See also: Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (pdf) the highly criticised measure which covers the exchange of personal data between EU Member States law enforcement agencies. See Statewatch's Observatory on data protection in police and judicial matters (2005-2008) and 2011 ongoing

Communication Communication: Safeguarding Privacy in a Connected World A European Data Protection Framework for the 21st Century (pdf)

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