Will data protection legislation harm science?

By Jan Petter Myklebust. The European University Association, or EUA, has highlighted potential threats to research posed by the European Parliament's suggested amendments to a proposal for new European data protection regulations. It is also among more than 60 organisations and academics to have signed a joint statement against the rules.
In 2012 the European Commission drafted comprehensive reforms to the European Union's data protection rules to, it said, “strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe's digital economy”. Read more...