Facebook Must Heed EU's Stricter Data Laws

The European Union's Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding wants Facebook to get ready for stricter data protection laws.

Facebook, get ready for stricter data protection laws in the European Union.

Any company that wants to do business within the 27-nation region will have to comply with stricter data privacy laws, said EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, according to Bloomberg and Reuters coverage of her speech in Brussels today.

The EU began overhauling its 16-year-old data protection laws in November. The new legislation is expected to come out later year, and may include stricter penalties for infractions and more empowerment of consumers.

As Bloomberg quoted from Reding’s speech:

Privacy standards for European citizens should apply independently of the area of the world in which their data is being processed… A U.S.-based

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