EuroPriSE the European Privacy Seal has official started its work. Nine European countries are behind EuroPriSE, tasked to standardize privacy standards and assessment methods for (at least eight of the) EU states. Privacy has been one of the biggest problems in our information overloaded societies. Hopefully eventually we will see some true international standards that bring the US and the EU a little closer.
Read more at: http://www.european-privacy-seal.eu/
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