ISPs' traffic management may breach data protection and privacy laws, EU watchdog says
Posted in: Government & Policy at 13/10/2011 15:03
New EU laws on net neutrality may be necessary to stop internet service providers (ISPs) infringing individuals' data protection and privacy rights, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has said.12 Oct 2011
The traffic inspection required to operate systems that breach net neutrality principles and prioritise some content over other content could violate privacy and data protection rights, he said.
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