08/01/2008 (Agence Europe) -European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Peter Hustinx published an opinion in December on the Prüm initiative, which aims to create a large-scale exchange of personal information, such as DNA profiles and fingerprints, between EU police services in order to combat terrorism and cross-border crime (EUROPE 9444). Although the framework decision on data protection had not yet been adopted, the EDPS believes that “a clear legal framework” must be put in place...