This is Amberhawk’s response to the European Commission’s proposals to change the Directive. The document contains comments on how to make European data protection legislation more effective (e.g. improved definition of “personal data” and “sensitive personal data”, the need to link  Article 8 of the Human Rights regime with the data protection regime, the need for effective supervision of law enforcement agencies and some comments on the implementation of the Accountability Principle.

 

Last December, I delivered a talk to the Data Protection Forum entitled

 

Downloadable from: http://www.amberhawk.com/policydoc.asp

 

 

Dr. C. N. M. Pounder

Director, Amberhawk Training Ltd

Phone: 0845 680  2623 or Mob: 07735 365 585

 

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        www.amberhawk.com

 

 

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