DATA PROTECTION
October 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Ombudsman wants a "clarification" of European Union data protection legislation, which he claims is being abused by EU institutions and national governments to access to public information. Jacob Söderman says data protection rules are being misinterpreted "as implying the existence of a general right to participate anonymously in public activities." He added: "This risks subverting the principle of openness and the public's right of access to documents." His paper "The misuse of data protection rules in the European Union" provides ...
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