Viviane Reding

European Citizens Right To Sue US Over Data Privacy

President Obama aims to allow European citizens to sue the United States over the misuse of their personal data

10 years ago

Google Swamped With ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests

Google inundated with 12,000 requests to remove weblinks after belatedly allowing 'right to be forgotten'

10 years ago

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

11 years ago

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

11 years ago

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

11 years ago

European Commission ‘Concerned’ At PRISM Privacy Threat

Commissioners Viviane Reding and Cecilia Malmström express their concern about US mass surveillance

11 years ago

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…

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

European Commission Fights ‘Scaremongering’ Data Privacy Lobbyists

Viviane Reding says she is standing firm in the face of strong pressure from heavyweight lobbyists

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

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

12 years ago

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

13 years ago

Android Users Unwittingly Share Private Data Through Free Apps

Viviane Reding condemns advertisers who gain personal data without knowledge or consent of users

13 years ago

Google Privacy Policy To Be Investigated By EU Regulators

Turns out making things simpler is not that simple

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

Reding Forces Bankers To Own Up To Breaches

EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that all businesses will be obliged to report data breaches

13 years ago

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

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

EU Criticises US ‘Lack Of Interest’ In Data Protection

Viviane Reding has highlighted a clash between US and European attitudes to data privacy regulation

14 years ago

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…

15 years ago