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Analyst: EU Privacy Directive Compliance Will Be Challenging

Preventing the release of confidential information will be a major challenge for IT directors as they strive to comply with the EU Privacy Directive, analyst firm Gartner has warned. One of the main security issues facing IT directors is how to cope with requests made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which can affect all public sector bodies and private sector companies contracted to them.

EU privacy law poses compliance challenge for IT, warns Gartner, Computer Weekly, September 6, 2005.