Marc Dautlich of law firm Pinsent Masons says new proposals bad for businesses and citizens
Belgian government to push for data protection authority that would govern across Europe
Ofcom will work with ICO and government on areas such as data privacy, spectrum availability and security of networks to ensure UK can handle rise of IoT
Competition and Markets Authority calls for information about the way in which personal data is collected and used by organisations
UK and business objections could put off implementation of new EU data protection rules
UK government fears restrictive data protection regulations will affect UK dot-coms
The European Union plans to tighten-up data protection by passing regulations - not a directive - that will be applicable not just in the EU, but globally