EU delays vote on data protection again.

• Position: INFORMATION SECURITY

The civil liberties committee of the European Parliament met in early May to discuss the latest draft of Europe's Data Protection Regulation, expecting to vote at that time. Instead, after German Member of Parliament Jan Philipp Albrecht observed that more discussions were needed before the draft was indeed final, the committee decided to delay the vote until the end of May.

PC Advisor reported that Albrecht, who is responsible for shepherding the legislation through to the final vote, said he believes that compromises can be adopted with a broad consensus and be...