President Obama aims to allow European citizens to sue the United States over the misuse of their personal data
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Google Swamped With ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests
Google inundated with 12,000 requests to remove weblinks after belatedly allowing 'right to be forgotten'
European Parliament Approves EU Data Protection Regulation Draft
Overwhelming majority of MEPs vote in favour of measures like the ‘right to be forgotten’ and increased data breach fines
Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK
As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws
EU Threatens To Scrap ‘Safe Harbour’ Agreement With The US
Unless the NSA changes its ways, the data protection agreement could be cancelled as early as summer 2014
European Commission Writes To Hague Over ‘Disturbing’ Snooping Claims
Reports GCHQ is tapping fibre cables concern Viviane Reding
European Commission ‘Concerned’ At PRISM Privacy Threat
Commissioners Viviane Reding and Cecilia Malmström express their concern about US mass surveillance
EU: UK Government Will Lose The Fight Against Privacy Laws
Exclusive: EU sources say UK has little backing as it seeks to kill privacy regulation,whilst Viviane Reding bites back against British lobbyists
Data Services Must Overcome Privacy Fears – O2
If providers can't convince users to trust them, the economy will suffer, says Ronan Dunne of O2
European Commission Fights ‘Scaremongering’ Data Privacy Lobbyists
Viviane Reding says she is standing firm in the face of strong pressure from heavyweight lobbyists
EU Resists ‘Extreme’ US Lobbying As Data Privacy War Brews
Exclusive: US officials try to alter and delay EU data privacy reform, sources tell TechWeekEurope, but Commission stands firm
RSA 2012: US Lobbying Hard To Alter EU Data Protection Law
US Chamber of Commerce, which is working with the US government, is lobbying hard in Brussels
French Watchdog CNIL To Meet Google Over Privacy
Google is to meet with the French privacy watchdog next week over its controversial new user privacy policy
Android Users Unwittingly Share Private Data Through Free Apps
Viviane Reding condemns advertisers who gain personal data without knowledge or consent of users
Google Privacy Policy To Be Investigated By EU Regulators
Turns out making things simpler is not that simple
Criticisms Gather Over EU Data Protection Proposals
The EU's Viviane Reding has announced a 'right to be forgotten' and large fines but missed the security issues, say critics
Reding Forces Bankers To Own Up To Breaches
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that all businesses will be obliged to report data breaches
Reding Looks To Extend EU Rules On Data Breaches
Following the Sony hack breach, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for sites to tell users of any breaches
Facebook Questions EU ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
The EU's right to be forgotten is not what users actually want from a social network, says Facebook
Reding Unveils EU Data Protection Law Update
Non-EU companies such as Google and Facebook could face legal action of they violate EU privacy regulations
EU Criticises US ‘Lack Of Interest’ In Data Protection
Viviane Reding has highlighted a clash between US and European attitudes to data privacy regulation
Europe’s New Broadband Won’t Be A Telco Monopoly, Warns Reding
Europe needs fast broadband to compete, but the EC will not allow telcos to take advantage and establish monopolies, said Commissioner Viviane Reding