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Draft EU Regulation on data protection: the defense of data protection driven apart from citizens

31 January 2012

Data protection and privacy have been for several years a major issue of public policy for France and the European Union. Globalization and the rise of digital technology make it necessary to review the existing EU legal framework. On 25th January, the European Commission has therefore adopted draft EU Regulation and Directive reforming the EU framework of data protection. The moment we are living being historic, it is essential to take the full measure of it as it will be the new landscape of European data protection for the XXIst century.