EU set to agree new data privacy law with stiff penalties

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A sweeping reform of fragmented laws governing the uses of personal data set to be agreed by the European Union on Tuesday will force companies to report privacy breaches to authorities or face stiff sanctions. A lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection, is seen on an Internet Explorer browser in a photo illustration in Paris April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon

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"@jingbay EUデータ保護法は企業に対しデータ漏洩の72時間以内の官僚報告義務化と厳罰化を決定。現在の法は罰金額が低すぎたが売上の4から5%へと多額化。EU域内のどの国に本社…" via https://twitter.com/jingbay/status/676895235994185730