European Union for Google and Facebook: Companies based outside the European Union must comply with the rules protectionof personal data imposed by the European Union, justice ministers agreed on Friday, although governments remain divided on how to enforce them on companies operating within the Union.
The deal, which forces internet giants such as Google and Facebook to comply with EU law, is a first step in a wider reform to strengthen privacy laws. privacyς. Ο βρετανικός κολοσσός των τηλεπικοινωνιών Vodafone αποκάλυψε σήμερα σε μια νέα έκθεση πως κάποιες κυβερνήσεις είχαν άμεση access on its network in order to intercept its customers' communications.
This revelation of the extent of telephone tapping in European countries shows that this practice is not limited to the US. The world's second-largest mobile operator, Vodafone, is based in the UK. "All companies operating on European soil must apply the laws," European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding stressed during a press conference following a meeting with Justice Ministers European Union in Luxembourg, which resulted in a decision supported by the EU Court of Justice. "It is now time for European Ministers to give a positive response to the call ing of Edward Snowden, "said Reding.
Commenting on the revelations about Vodafone said: "All these events show how important it is to have a data protection mechanism that will be fully established. In European Union countries a judge must allow access to privacy of citizens and these rules apply to the entire territory of the EU" insisted Redding, to add: "We do not have jurisdiction over the legislation of third countries".
