EU Approves New Rule on Personal Data Protection, including Geolocation | Inside GNSS
Yesterday (April 14, 2016) the European Parliament approved new rules on personal data — including geolocation — that create a high, uniform level of data protection across the European Union. The measure also sets minimum standards on use of data for policing and judicial purposes.
Parliament’s vote ends more than four years of work on a complete overhaul of EU data protection rules. The reform will replace the current data protection directive, dating back to 1995 when the Internet was still in its infancy, with a general regulation designed to give citizens more control over their own private information in a digitized world of smartphones, social media, and online banking.
Yesterday (April 14, 2016) the European Parliament approved new rules on personal data — including geolocation — that create a high, uniform level of data protection across the European Union. The measure also sets minimum standards on use of data for policing and judicial purposes.
Parliament’s vote ends more than four years of work on a complete overhaul of EU data protection rules. The reform will replace the current data protection directive, dating back to 1995 when the Internet was still in its infancy, with a general regulation designed to give citizens more control over their own private information in a digitized world of smartphones, social media, and online banking.