The Commission is hoping to free up the potential of a data-based economy. On 10 January, it presented a raft of measures to allow businesses to make better use of personal data resulting from electronic communications. It also suggests tightening up the obligations of over-the-top (OTT) operators in terms of privacy.
In all, the Commission presented four texts and two public consultations: (1) a communication on the economy of data; (2) a communication on the exchange and protection of...