It is “vital for a strong and modernised data protection framework in the EU to be adopted as soon as possible and for privacy and data protection considerations to be mainstreamed into all new policies and legislation,” European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx wrote in a letter to European Council (EC) President Herman Van Rompuy. The letter comes in advance of the EC’s next meeting, during which it intends to agree on “strategic guidelines for the future development of justice and home affairs in the EU.” Hustinx notes his concern that communications from the council “barely acknowledge the role of data protection in ensuring the EU’s activities are appropriate and proportionate” and recommends the council use his office’s opinion on the future development of freedom, justice and security as guidance.
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