Commission data protection reforms under fire

EUObserver reported that EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding rejected on the 3 May 2012 criticism that certain provisions within her draft proposal on data protection rules could amount to a power-grab by the European Commission.

She was forced onto the defensive after the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, a high-level expert committee, said in March 2012 that the European Commission would be making too many changes to current data protection rules without proper oversight - potentially leading to legal uncertainty.

European Commission: DG Justice: Policies: Data protection: Art.29 Data Protection Working Party http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/workinggroup/index_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/12/316: Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Strong and independent data protection authorities: the bedrock of the EU's data protection reform Spring Conference of European Data Protection Authorities Luxembourg 3 May 2012 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/316&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Justice: Data protection: Protection of personal data http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/index_en.htm

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