Archive for the ‘Data Protection’ Category
CPME Comments to the Draft Code of Conduct on privacy for mobile health applicationsComments Off on CPME Comments to the Draft Code of Conduct on privacy for mobile health applications
On 21 January 2016, CPME welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Draft Code of Conduct on privacy for mobile health applications. The purpose of this code is to foster justified trust among users of mobile applications which process personal data that includes data concerning health.
Open letter to MEPs ahead of the European Parliament’s votes on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation and the Initiative report on electronic mass surveillance of European citizensComments Off on Open letter to MEPs ahead of the European Parliament’s votes on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation and the Initiative report on electronic mass surveillance of European citizens
On 11 March 2014, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) together with the Council of European Dentists (CED) and the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) signed an open Letter addressed to the MEPs ahead of the European Parliament’s votes on the proposed General Data Protection Regulation and the Initiative report on electronic mass surveillance of European citizens. […]
CPME Statement on the draft report of MEP Claude Moraes on electronic mass surveillance and the subsequent amendmentsComments Off on CPME Statement on the draft report of MEP Claude Moraes on electronic mass surveillance and the subsequent amendments
On 12 February 2014, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will vote on the draft report on the US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and their impact on EU citizens’ fundamental rights as well as on transatlantic cooperation. With this occasion, the Standing Committe of European Doctors (CPME) released […]
CPME in the Science/Business article “MEPs approve new rules to modernise EU data protection”Comments Off on CPME in the Science/Business article “MEPs approve new rules to modernise EU data protection”
On 23 October 2013, the online magazine Science/Business published an article, reporting an analysis of the LIBE vote on data protection. Dr Katrín Fjeldsted, President of the Standing Committee of European Doctors, argued that “the adopted text does not foresee any exemption to the right to be forgotten for purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, medical […]
CPME in the Euractiv article “Digital summit seeks to move away from snooping debate”Comments Off on CPME in the Euractiv article “Digital summit seeks to move away from snooping debate”
On 23 October 2013, Euractiv published the article “Digital summit seeks to move away from snooping debate” commenting the LIBE vote on data protection and reporting also the reaction of the Standing Committee of European Doctors, emphasized by Dr Katrín Fjeldsted, President of the CPME. Please, find here the full article.
CPME in the Europolitics article “Data protection approved in EP, moves on to EU summit”Comments Off on CPME in the Europolitics article “Data protection approved in EP, moves on to EU summit”
On 22 October, Europolitics reported the reaction of the Standing Committee of European Doctors to the vote in the Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) on data protection. “It is absolutely stunning how MEPs sacrificed medical ethics by waiving the obligation for a researcher to fully inform an individual of the research characteristics before he gives his consent” […]
CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules for high-quality healthcare” on EuractivComments Off on CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules for high-quality healthcare” on Euractiv
On 21 October 2013, Euractiv published the CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules for high-quality healthcare”. Health and medical data need specific attention when legislation on data protection is at stake. Patients’ data contain highly sensitive information and require particularly strict protection and security mechanisms against any unauthorised access, mismanagement, or identity theft, says […]
CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules key condition to providing high quality patient care” on The Parliament MagazineComments Off on CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules key condition to providing high quality patient care” on The Parliament Magazine
On 17 October 2013, the CPME opinion article “Strong data protection rules key contribution to providing high quality patient care” has been published from the Parliament Magazine. “The European parliament’s civil liberties and home affairs committee will vote on the general data protection regulation next week in Strasbourg on October. MEPs in the LIBE committee will […]
CPME Letter on the General Data Protection Regulation: Consent in the field of researchComments Off on CPME Letter on the General Data Protection Regulation: Consent in the field of research
On 19 September 2013 a letter was addressed to the Members of the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament on the General Data Protection Regulation and Consent in the field of research. The letter is accessible here
Open letter to EU institutions and US Mission to the European Union on the PRISM programComments Off on Open letter to EU institutions and US Mission to the European Union on the PRISM program
On 18th September 2013, CPME addressed European institutions and the US Ambassador to the European Union regarding the PRISM program. The letter is available here.
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