As we move towards a state of being constantly connected, in a world where all objects can always be traced, the question of what is happening to people's personal data online has become one of the hottest societal and regulatory issues in the EU.
This summer the European Commission is due to come forward with a proposal to update its 1995 data protection law, whose provisions have long been overtaken by technological advances.
Viviane Reding, EU commissioner in charge of the issu...
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