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Peter Hustinx

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Name: Peter Hustinx

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

EU data protection vote delayed again

Parliament struggles to reach consensus on new data protection lawMay 07, 2013, 11:40 AM An important vote on the future of the European Union's privacy laws has been delayed again.On Monday, the civil liberties committee of the European Parliament met ... [Published ITworld.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Data Protection, European Union, Peter Hustinx

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Interoperable police systems could be unlawfully accessed, warns EU privacy body

Linking police systems together could pose data protection compliance problems for law enforcement bodies, an EU privacy watchdog has said.01 May 2013TopicsEuropean Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx, who advises EU bodies on data privacy ... [Published Out-Law.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Peter Hustinx, Data Protection, European Union, Database

First reported Dec 27 2012 - Updated Dec 27 2012 - 1 reports

European Union

Classic Function Creep As EU Police May Gain Access To Asylum Seekers Fingerprint Database

As Techdirt readers well know, one of the problems with measures brought in for "exceptional situations" -- be it fighting terrorism or tackling child pornography -- is that once in place, they have a habit of being applied more generally. A case in ... [Published Techdirt - Dec 27 2012]

Entities: European Union, Database, Peter Hustinx

First reported Dec 05 2012 - Updated Dec 05 2012 - 1 reports

EU privacy watchdog expects no immediate change in data protection standoff with US

The European Union's top data protection watchdog expects that only a select band of U.S. IT companies will meet E.U. data protection standards for some time to come.Under the E.U. Data Protection Directive, personal data cannot be transferred out of ... [Published PC Advisor - Dec 05 2012]

Entities: Data Protection, Peter Hustinx, European Union

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...In 2011 European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx made the same point. "a single legal text avoids the risk of discrepancies between provisions and would be the most suitable vehicle for data exchanges between the e u level and the public and private entities in the member states" Hustinx said in a statement

EU data protection vote delayed again [Published ITworld.com - May 07 2013]

"although the introduction of interoperability will not lead to new databases, it will necessarily introduce a new use of existing databases by providing new possibilities of access to those databases" Hustinx said in a new opinion...

Interoperable police systems could be unlawfully accessed, warns EU privacy body [Published Out-Law.com - May 01 2013]

"just because data is being collected doesn't mean that it should be used for another purpose, especially since that can have a hugely negative effect on the lives of individuals" said Peter Hustinx, head of the European Data Protection Supervisor

Classic Function Creep As EU Police May Gain Access To Asylum Seekers Fingerprint Database [Published Techdirt - Dec 27 2012]

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Data sharing by EU law enforcement: beware of m... [Published Infosecurity - Latest News - May 01 2013] Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has delivered his official Opinion on the Commission's Communication to Parliament and the Council titled 'Strengthening law enforcement cooperation in the EU: the European Information Exchange ...
Classic Function Creep As EU Police May Gain Ac... [Published Techdirt - Dec 27 2012] As Techdirt readers well know, one of the problems with measures brought in for "exceptional situations" -- be it fighting terrorism or tackling child pornography -- is that once in place, they have a habit of being applied more generally. A case in ...