RAND Europe led an international research team to review of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and proposed avenues for improvement.
The Directive can be regarded as a unique legal instrument in how it supports the exercise of a right to privacy and rules for personal data protection. It is regarded in many quarters as a reference model for personal data protection in Europe and beyond. Although the flexibility of the Directive helps it to remain current, its effectiveness is undermined by the complexity of the cultural and national differences across which it must operate.
“The goal of Directive is to remain valid in the face of new challenges, including globalization, the ongoing march of technological capability and the changing ways that personal data is used.”
Review of the European Data Protection Directive can be download here.
(tip of the hat to Sabrina I. Pacifici at beSpacific.com)
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