Re:Germany planning to ‘massively′ limit privacy rights
by matt4077 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @06:00AM
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I thought so as well – considering they have largely changed to using Regulations. But, to quote the article:
> The law - which aims to implement European Union data protection directives, set to come into force in 2018 - was roundly condemned [...]
Re:Germany planning to ‘massively′ limit privacy rights
by temp-acct5914 on Saturday November 26, 2016 @08:45AM
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I thought it was something lost in translation, or just a mistake. But it turns out there actually is an accompanying directive "for the police and criminal justice sector" (Directive (EU) 2016/680).
Re:Germany planning to ‘massively′ limit privacy rights
by TazeTSchnitzel on Saturday November 26, 2016 @08:59AM
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Not quite. There's a new regulation which does much of what the old directive did, but there's also a new accompanying directive for some parts.
Assuming you're referring to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), it is in fact a regulation as opposed to a directive. The difference being that directives have to be implemented at the member state level, but regulations do not. Regulations are effective union-wide once they come into force.