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Data Protection and Privacy Alert

6 Feb 2012 1 min read Article

In this Issue

  • International co-operation to protect personal data
  • Changes to EU Privacy Laws
  • Direct marketing in the context of privacy regulation
  • Email archiving and the law
     

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