Privacy and technology

From the main page:

“The European Commission has today proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU’s 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe’s digital economy. Technological progress and globalisation have profoundly changed the way our data is collected, accessed and used. In addition, the 27 EU Member States have implemented the 1995 rules differently, resulting in divergences in enforcement. A single law will do away with the current fragmentation and costly administrative burdens, leading to savings for businesses of around EUR 2.3 billion a year. The initiative will help reinforce consumer confidence in online services, providing a much needed boost to growth, jobs and innovation in Europe.”

(Source: hldataprotection.com)

From 1. Context of the proposal:

“This explanatory memorandum presents in further detail the Commission’s approach to a new legal framework for the protection of personal data in the EU […]. The proposed new legal framework consists of two legislative proposals:
a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) and
a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive).
This explanatory memorandum concerns that second legislative proposal on data protection in the areas of police and criminal justice.”

(Source: amberhawk.typepad.com)

From 1. Context of the proposal:

“This explanatory memorandum presents in further detail the Commission’s approach to a new legal framework for the protection of personal data in the EU […]. The proposed new legal framework consists of two legislative proposals:
a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) and
a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) (Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive).
This explanatory memorandum concerns this first legislative proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation.”