EUObserver reports on behind-the-scenes debates between EU legislators on the territorial scope of the proposed EU data protection reform. The European Commission backs legislation that covers non-EU entities that process EU citizen data, but according to the report, deputies have not been able to reach an agreement on the regulation's eventual scope. UK MEP Sarah Ludford said there is a need to “get legal clarity on which individuals are covered by the proposed regulation, whether it is people when they are present in the EU or those outside the EU.” Meanwhile, a new analysis by KPMG reveals that 51 percent of UK organizations, in both public and private sectors, have failed to comply with the EU Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications, also known as the Cookie Directive.
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