UK's Information Commissioner Advocates Changes in Data Protection Laws
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Addressing the annual conference on Privacy Laws and Business in Cambridge, UK's Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has emphasised the need to bringing out necessary changes in European Data Protection Laws. The Information Commissioner has stated that the existing laws are outdated and excessively bureaucratic, and these laws aren't in line with the modern internet age. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has commissioned RAND Europe, a research group,...
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