Data Protection: are the new EU data loss notification provisions worthless?
So the European Union has enacted changes to the telecommunications directive (Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications) that require telecommunications companies to notify data subjects about any loss of personal data. If you read EU spin on this step, this is a great deal for “data subjects”. However, as with most things, the devil is in the detail and I have found nothing new. One modification provides for measures that shall “ensure that personal data can be accessed only




