Data protection conference, Brussels
30 September 2000 - 30 September 2000
The Commission has organised a data protection conference in Brussels on 30 September to 1 October to look at key privacy issues.
Speakers at the event will include Internal Market Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, the Danish Justice Minister Lene Espersen, and Giacomo Santini, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on citizens' freedoms and rights.
Questions that the conference hopes to address include: How should privacy on the Internet be protected? Are businesses overburdened by enquiries from people wanting access to the personal details companies hold about them? How well are current rules on international transfers of personal data working?
The conference is the final part of the Commission's open consultation in preparation for its report on how the 1995 Data Protection Directive is being applied.The full programme for the event is available at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/dataprot/lawreport/programme_en.htm(opens in new window)
Speakers at the event will include Internal Market Commissioner Frits Bolkestein, the Danish Justice Minister Lene Espersen, and Giacomo Santini, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on citizens' freedoms and rights.
Questions that the conference hopes to address include: How should privacy on the Internet be protected? Are businesses overburdened by enquiries from people wanting access to the personal details companies hold about them? How well are current rules on international transfers of personal data working?
The conference is the final part of the Commission's open consultation in preparation for its report on how the 1995 Data Protection Directive is being applied.The full programme for the event is available at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/dataprot/lawreport/programme_en.htm(opens in new window)