What type of European protection for personal data?

On 25th January 2012 the European Commission published a draft Regulation on the protection of personal data which recasts the entire European legal framework resulting from the 1995 Directive. Although this proposal includes a number of improvements, notably in terms of strengthening citizens' rights and compliance of businesses, the proposed regulatory mechanism, which is based on the criterion of 'the main establishment', is not adapted to the digital world. Therefore the introduction of a different type of governance is suggested in this paper, making the most out of the Latin and Anglo-Saxon legal approaches, and thereby turning the protection of personal data into an asset for businesses, a new area for citizens' rights and an opportunity to enhance European integration.

• Primary Source

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

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