Analysis: Data protection - is the EU going too far?

Stuart Sumner
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Many businesses fear that the new data protection proposals will mean an extra burden of cost at a time when they can least afford it

The European Commission (EC) late last month published a draft update to its Data Protection Directive calling for significant changes in the way organisations manage data. The changes are designed...

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