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EU privacy law shake-up to force data breach confessions
News European data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx said there is growing pressure within the European Parliament to create a data breach notification law as part of a shake-up of privacy law. And speaking at the RSA... [28 Oct 2008]
'Police data-sharing plan will hurt privacy'
News The plan, which would create a system to allow police forces to swap data on suspected criminals, was recently amended - and not for the better, according to the European data protection supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx. [01 May 2007]
Terrorism must not mean privacy breaches, says EU data guru
News The EU Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx said effective legislation cannot exist without data protection controls. Including such measures in new laws can only improve them by introducing safeguards to make... [20 Sep 2006]
Tech must not invade privacy, says EU data protection head
News With the directive now law across EU, Hustinx believes the lawmakers have not protected the privacy of Europeans. Hustinx also has his reservations about biometrics, currently being built into numerous... [07 Apr 2006]
Biometrics too unreliable, says EU data protection head
News The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx has criticised governments' fondness for biometrics to identify citizens and warned greater interoperability of databases may have serious implications for... [15 Mar 2006]
Euro MPs reject UK digital snooping plan
News The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, said earlier this week that the plans are disproportionate and possibly illegal. The European parliament has rejected a call by some countries, including the UK, to... [29 Sep 2005]
Euro data retention laws are inadequate and may be illegal
News Current EDPS Peter Hustinx, however, believes the measures now on the table are inadequate to fulfil their stated aim of helping law enforcement agencies to track down terrorists and may even contravene human rights laws. [27 Sep 2005]
EU data-protection controller: Right to privacy is not absolute
News The EU's recently appointed data-protection controller, Peter Hustinx, says that the right to privacy is not absolute - but that it deserves respect. Hustinx, who took on the mantle of data guardian for... [09 Mar 2004]
