Brussels, 05/11/ 2010 (Agence Europe) - On 28 October, Austria was referred to the Court of Justice for its lack of an independent data protection authority. The Commission decided that provisions setting up the Austrian data protection authority (Datenschutzgesetz 2000) do not conform to EU rules, which require member states to establish a completely independent supervisory body to monitor the application of the 1995 Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC). The Commission takes the...