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Topic: Security

Centralised databases a 'slippery road'

Summary: European data-protection chief Peter Hustinx explains why he doubts the effectiveness of compelling companies to hold onto customer data

Tom Espiner

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Speaking to ZDNet UK at the RSA Conference Europe 2008, Peter Hustinx, the European data-protection supervisor, tells ZDNet UK why anti-terrorist measures requiring companies to hold data on customers could create a huge problem.

Topic: Security

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Tom is a technology reporter for ZDNet.com. He covers the security beat, writing about everything from hacking and cybercrime to threats and mitigation. He also focuses on open source and emerging technologies, all the while trying to cut through greenwash.

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  • Too Much Data?

    A question that many people overlook is the amount of electronic personal data that they have collected in one place
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