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EU Has Confirmed Plans Not to Withdraw From The 'safe Harbor' Deal on Data Protection
Nov 29, 2013Over 3,000 firms have signed up to the Safe Harbor deal. The European Union (EU) has confirmed plans not to withdraw from the 'Safe Harbor' deal on data protection, which allows the US firms to access European data, snubbing demands for a ...
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VMware Will Need "Several Data Centres" in Europe to Satisfy Data Privacy Legislation
Oct 15, 2013Virtualisation giant VMware will need "several data centres" in Europe to satisfy data privacy legislation across the EU and to allay any fears customers have over data location, according to VMware's senior vice president of hybrid cloud ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Google Is Not Obligated to Delete Sensitive Data From Its Search Index
Jun 27, 2013Google is not obligated to delete sensitive data from its search index, despite being subject to EU privacy legislation. That's the view of a top adviser to the European Court of Justice about a case concerning whether individuals can ...
Tags: google, Data, Computer Products
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All New Cars in The European Union Would Have to Be Fitted with an eCall Device
Jun 13, 2013Starting in October 2015, all new cars in the European Union would have to be fitted with an eCall device, according to new draft legislation announced Thursday. ECall technology installed in a car automatically dials 112 -- Europe's ...
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Salesforce.com Is to Open a New European Data Centre in The UK
May 3, 2013Salesforce.com, the cloud-based customer relationship management service provider, is to open a new European data centre in the UK to support its fast expansion across the continent. The company claims that sales across Europe are ...
Tags: Salesforce, European Growth
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Six European Data Protection Authorities Will Conduct Formal Investigations
Apr 7, 2013Six European data protection authorities will conduct formal investigations of Google's privacy policy after the company repeatedly rejected their requests that it reverse changes it made to the policy last March, they announced Tuesday. ...
Tags: Google, personal data
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European Data Protection Authorities to Conduct Investigations of Google's Privacy Policy
Apr 7, 2013Six European data protection authorities will conduct formal investigations of Google's privacy policy after the company repeatedly rejected their requests that it reverse changes it made to the policy last March, they announced Tuesday. ...
Tags: Data protection, software, Computer Products
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Businesses Will Face Tough Penalties for Failing to Secure Personal Data
Dec 17, 2012Businesses will face tough penalties for failing to secure personal data under new European legislation. Companies could face fines of up to 2% of their turnover for breaching a proposed EU data protection law. “It is ...
Tags: businesses, tough penalties, secure personal data, European legislation
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A Third of UK CIOs Are More Concerned with EU Regulation
Dec 10, 2012A third of UK CIOs are more concerned with EU regulation–such as the data protection directive–than their own local laws,a study has revealed. Some 34%of UK CIOs and 30%across Europe regard EU regulation as more important than ...
Tags: EU regulation, CIOs, local laws, data protection directive
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The International Affairs Chief Expressed Concern with The Data Protection Directive
Oct 10, 2012IDG News Service - The international affairs chief at the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday expressed concern with the European Union's revision of the Data Protection Directive. U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce C. ...