UK and U.S. citizens may be considered relatively relaxed about data sharing, Financial Times (FT) reports—noting they may be less-so following the Snowden revelations. Germans tend to take stricter view on what government and businesses can do with personal data, while France and other countries are “coming under pressure from the much more rapid evolution of privacy online,” the report states. IAPP member and KPMG Partner Ronald Koorn tells FT, “Attitudes have changed. Initially, the NSA incident was primarily a media event, but that discussion is now reaching multinational companies. They realise that privacy requires increased attention.” Separately, the UK government is being advised to strengthen its data protection practices following recent breaches. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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