After major U.S.-based technology companies lobbied European member states and politicians, many will wake up today able to breathe a sigh of relief, as the European Commission is forced to climb down on certain elements of the new proposed data protection and privacy law. […]
A coalition of privacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), have in recent weeks called on the U.S. government to stop lobbying against the EU data and privacy proposals.
In a letter, 18 privacy groups claim that both U.S. and EU citizen’s privacy and personal data is “being abused by both the commercial sector and governments.” […]
http://www.zdnet.com/eu-caves-in-to-pressure-on-new-data-privacy-law-changes-u-s-tech-firms-breathe-sigh-of-relief-7000012235/