Groups Accuse EU Parliament of "Caving In" To Pressure From Business and US 58
angry tapir writes "The European Parliament's industry committee has approved more than 900 amendments to proposed new data protection laws. Civil liberties groups and consumer organizations were quick to accuse members of the Parliament (MEPs) of caving in to pressure from big business and the U.S. 'The Conservative and Liberal parties in the Parliament have voted against the interests of European consumers, who expect MEPs to ensure existing E.U. data protection standards are not diluted,' said Monique Goyens, director general of the European consumer organization, BEUC."
This makes me sick (Score:4, Funny)
_US_ corporations lobbying in the _EU_ -- Disgusting.
Hopefully there'll be a marked drop of Amazon and Ebay customers in the EU after this.