Sweden's Riksdag on Wednesday postponed its vote on whether to implement the EU Data Protection Directive, The Local reports. "The Swedish government needs to act towards a renegotiation of the data retention directive in the EU while this case is postponed in Sweden," said Green Party member Marie Ferm. The decision to delay the vote could result in a several million kronor fine for the Swedish government. Meanwhile, the Austrian government has decided to implement the directive, according to Christian Schmelz and Günther Leissler of Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH. The Austrian parliament will take up the topic in May.
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