If the vision of Ms. Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, as expressed in the January 25, 2012 data protection package is implemented in a form substantially similar to that which was presented in the package, by 2015, the European Union will be operating under a single data protection law that applies directly to all entities and individuals in the Member States and will have removed much of the administrative burden that are currently costing billions of Euros to companies. The saving would allow companies to reinvest in more meaningful, efficient, data protection practices that are better adapted to the uses of personal data, the new technologies and the 21st century way of life.
Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation – January 25, 2012 Draft: What US Companies Need to Know
Friday, 27 January 2012
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Many companies post on their websites a statement indicating that they care about the privacy of their customers or users, and then describe in general terms their policies with respect to certain categories of personal information. The golden rule for these privacy statements is “Say what you do, and do what you say you do.” Let’s assume that the company actually “said what it does;” that the disclosures in its privacy statement are accurate, complete, and up-to date; and that they clearly describe the company’s commitment to protect personal information. How, then, does it ensure that it “does what it said it does”?
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