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An article Zack Whittaker posted on the zdnet.com website.
The article discusses a push from politicians in EU member nations, seeking to create uniform data protection and privacy laws to be enforced by all EU members.
The article explains, "Viviane Reding, European commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, proposed on Tuesday new data protection principles that would allow companies to work across all borders of the 27 member states without legal conflict."
The article states,"The new directive will update the EU’s data protection laws, to not only patch holes created by U.S. law through the introduction of the Patriot Act, but also bring the ageing law up to speed on new and developing technologies, such as cloud computing.
Reding reiterated that European law would apply to any company operating within the European Union, even if the company is based outside the area, such as the United States.
Under the proposed EU-wide privacy law, the data protection agencies in each country would be granted greater powers to enforce locally ratified laws, and impose greater sanctions and penalties on those who flout the law."
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