European politicians are seeking simplifying and harmonising measures to the EU Data Protection Directive, which would allow businesses to have “one law” with “one data protection authority”.
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.
Speaking at a data protection conference, Reding said that there should be “one [data protection] law and one single data protection authority” for each business, so that a business only needs to comply with the data protection laws in the jurisdiction where it has its main European headquarters.
For Facebook, this would be Ireland, while Twitter would have to comply with UK law, for example.
This fragmented approach has made it increasingly difficult for businesses to trade, and comply with the complicated rules and regulations. Reding said that these “unnecessary hurdles” were costing businesses €2.3 billion ($3.1bn) per year in administrative costs.
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.
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Source: zdnet.com
By: Zack Whittaker
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