UK questions EU online privacy plan

Report of comments by Ed Vaizey, the UK’s Communications Minister, March 2011, who questioned the practicality of planned additions to the European data protection directive, warning against creating 'false expectations' over a proposed 'right to be forgotten' for internet users.

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/210&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/210&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: DG Justice: Policies: Data protection http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/privacy/index_en.htm

United Kingdom: Department for Culture, Media and Sport: News, 29.3.11: Changes to e-privacy and online data protection rules http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/7998.aspx

EUObserver, 29.11.11: EU backs down on 'right to be forgotten' online http://euobserver.com/22/114426

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