From: Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissione
Main Messages of the speech:
[T]wo years after I first set out the European Commission’s [data protection] plans the new rules have still not been adopted. The political parties in the European Parliament have gone forth and found a broad compromise, backing the European Commission’s proposals. Member States, however, have been stalling.
The goal is to make sure that businesses and national administrations do not collect and use more personal data than they need.
Data protection will be the selling point: a competitive advantage.
The European concerns have reached the United States. President Obama’s speech concerning his “executive Presidential order” on secret services and privacy shows that the awareness in the U.S. that there is a serious problem to tackle seems to go from diplomatic acknowledgement to concrete implementation.
Data protection in Europe and the U.S. should be bolstered. Our citizens and businesses deserve nothing less.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
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