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By Rima Guillen, Avocate, MNKS
It is no longer a surprise to anyone that privacy and data protection has now become a recurring matter, in particular in the telecommunication and e-commerce sector. This is especially so in the case in the European Union, which advertises its single market as a privacy friendly harbour, and where harmonious data protection rules as between the Member States are intended to be a cornerstone of the EU. The ongoing changes in EU data protection legislation shows that Europe is preparing to face data protection issues in the telecommunication and e-commerce spheres.
Recently, Directive 2006/24/EC of March 15, 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly...
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