Reform of EU data protection framework welcomed

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx, in January 2011, has welcomed the European Commission’s intention to reform the legal framework for data protection.

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European Data Protection Supervisor: Press Release: EDPS/11/1 (18.1.11): Data Protection Reform Strategy: EDPS sets out his vision for the new framework http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=EDPS/11/1&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Data Protection Supervisor: Consultation: Opinions: 2011: Opinion of 14 January 2011 on the Communication from the Commission on personal data protection in the European Union http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/edps/cache/off/Consultation/OpinionsC/OC2011

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