Protecting Europe's Personal Data - A Market Leader's View

In recent months there has been progress when it comes to protecting the privacy rights of citizens across Europe. The EU agreed on a new and strong data protection regulation, the Privacy Shield was adopted after extensive and rigorous debate and the latest decision in the Microsoft warrant case is a milestone for ensuring that European citizens’ privacy rights are protected by their own laws. But important questions remain such as how do we balance governments’ legitimate interest to keep the public safe while protecting citizens’ fundamental rights? How do we preserve digital sovereignty while and improving cross-border cooperation and advancing international frameworks to avoid conflicts of laws?