Personal data protection package

The existing directive on personal data protection was enacted almost two decades ago, at the dawn of the digital era. The Commission proposes to replace that directive with a regulation, thereby not only updating the legal framework, but also ending its fragmentation.

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ESO: Background information: Press Release: 3244th Council meeting - Justice and Home Affairs - Luxembourg, 6 and 7 June 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-3244th-council-meeting-justice-and-home-affairs-luxembourg-6-and-7-june-2013/

ESO: Background information: Speech: The EU data protection Regulation: Promoting technological innovation and safeguarding citizens' rights http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-the-eu-data-protection-regulation-promoting-technological-innovation-and-safeguarding-citizens-rights/

ESO: Background information: Data Protection Day 2014: Full Speed on EU Data Protection Reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-data-protection-day-2014-full-speed-on-eu-data-protection-reform/

ESO: Background information: A new chapter in the data retention controversy http://www.europeansources.info/record/a-new-chapter-in-the-data-retention-controversy/

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ESO: Background information: Personal Data Protection https://www.europeansources.info/showDoc?ID=1137051

ESO: Background information: Website: Data protection and privacy http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-data-protection-and-privacy/

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