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popper · 12-04-2008, 23:09

Tarquin

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http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj...3_04_08_en.pdf
ARTICLE 29 Data Protection Working Party

Brussels, 09 April 2008

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The WP considers that personal data registered by search engines must be erased as soon as possible, and after a 6-month period at the latest.

In any event, Directive 2006/24/EC

relating to the storage of traffic data does not apply to search engines; they do not have thus any legal obligation to store information concerning users traffic data, unlike Internet access providers for example.

- The WP recommends that Internet users be also clearly informed of their rights, in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC relating to the protection of personal data :

information on the purposes of the data process, the terms of exercise of their right of access, modification and erasure.

Lastly, Internet users must give their consent to the use of their data for consumer profiling purposes in particular.

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popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: Virgin Media Phorm Webwise Adverts [Updated: See Post No. 1, 77, 102 & 797] Tarquin ----------- http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj...3_04_08_en.pdf ARTICLE 29 Data Protection Working Party Brussels, 09 April 2008 ... The WP considers that personal data registered by search engines must be erased as soon as possible, and after a 6-month period at the latest. In any event, Directive 2006/24/EC relating to the storage of traffic data does not apply to search engines; they do not have thus any legal obligation to store information concerning users traffic data, unlike Internet access providers for example. - The WP recommends that Internet users be also clearly informed of their rights, in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC relating to the protection of personal data : information on the purposes of the data process, the terms of exercise of their right of access, modification and erasure. Lastly, Internet users must give their consent to the use of their data for consumer profiling purposes in particular. ...