Show reaffirms it’s Europe’s No 1 Information Security Event
London (UK): Infosecurity Europe welcomed over 12,959 unique visitors a 24% increase on 2011 (subject to ABC Audit). 5,655 attended on day one, 7,020 on day two, and 3,406 on the final day. Visitors left excited and optimistic by what they’d seen and heard all contributing to making the 2012 event the best yet.
- NEIL STINCHCOMBE
- InfoSecurity
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There is bound to be a certain amount of controversy over the harmonisation of Internet data directives between countries. However, cooperation between the EU and the US is becoming not just more important, but increasingly less controversial as time goes on. The agreement for terrorist suspects to be handed over to the US is to be applauded. However, the controversy in Europe carries on as Internet retailers continue to claim that enacting the new legislation will burden their customers with too many requests for permission and that they will lose valuable data if people refuse to be tracked. However an examination of the legislation reveals that the US could learn much from the application of Internet law in Europe.
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