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Location tracking needs permission, says EU group

...the group looked at the application of the EU's Data Protection Directive and the e-Privacy Directive to the gathering of geolocation data via... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Europe ready to overhaul data-retention law

...a report (PDF) evaluating the implementation so far of the Data Retention Directive, which came into force in 2006, and is now set to be... Read more

18 April, 2011 by David Meyer

Online shoppers to get two-week right of return

...the European Parliament. In a vote on Thursday, the new Consumer Rights Directive was passed by 615 votes to 16, with 21 abstentions. The adopted... Read more

24 June, 2011 by David Meyer

BT and TalkTalk renew challenge to Digital Economy Act

...case," the companies said. "These relate to the EU's Technical Standards Directive, the Authorisation Directive, the E-Commerce Directive and the Privacy and Electronic... Read more

27 May, 2011 by David Meyer

UK spammers to be fined up to £500,000

...amended so that UK legislation conforms to the updated EU e-Privacy Directive, which also takes effect on 25 May. "It's an EC-led... Read more

21 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

NHS unprepared for data law overhaul, say experts

...the summer as part of an ongoing review of the Data Protection Directive. The rights for individuals as outlined by EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding... Read more

13 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Vaizey knocks EC privacy proposals

...The European Commission is in the process of updating the E-Privacy Directive, one of the pillars of European privacy law. Justice commissioner Viviane Reding... Read more

29 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU ministers set revamped WEEE targets

...Council's proposed revision to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive, published on Monday, calls for 65 percent of waste electrical products to... Read more

16 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

EU outlines shortcomings in UK data law

...Act does not meet the requirements of the EU's Data Protection Directive. "This case concerns an alleged failure of the UK legislation to implement... Read more

23 February, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Enisa: Telecoms companies are wary of data breach law

...its concerns in a report on the effects of the E-Privacy Directive issued on Friday. The study is designed to provide guidance to telecommunication... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Facebook, Yahoo and ISPs plead for UK free speech

Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Mumsnet and the ISPA have all called for the upcoming libel reform bill to reflect the internet age, in an open letter to David Cameron and justice minister Lord McNally Read more

19 November, 2010 by David Meyer

Home Office consults on interception law

...Ripa do not adequately transpose European data laws, including the Data Protection Directive and the E-Privacy Directive. One of the problems lies in Ripa... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Britons to gain 'right to be forgotten'

...ultimately designed to be included in an overhaul of the Data Protection Directive, following consultation. The revamped directive framework is due to be discussed by... Read more

5 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

EC sets out European data sharing processes

...MEPs say is illegal under European data protection law. The Data Retention Directive, which obliges telephony providers to store call details for law enforcement scrutiny... Read more

21 July, 2010 by Tom Espiner

MoJ calls for comments on data protection

...legislation. It has asked for views on how the European Data Protection Directive and the Data Protection Act are working, and whether the powers of... Read more

7 July, 2010 by Kable

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