European Commission unveils new online privacy rules, aims to protect consumer data

As SOPA ‘s aftershocks continue to ripple across the US, a slightly different brand of techno-political drama is unfolding over in Europe, where the European Commission today announced a new set of online privacy regulations. The new legislation, unveiled this morning , was crafted with the intent of giving consumers more control over their online data, and places more pressure upon private companies to protect user information

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European Commission unveils new online privacy rules, aims to protect consumer data

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