EU proposes greater privacy protection to boost digital economy

Brussels

THE European Union (EU) proposed on Tuesday broadening privacy protection in electronic communications, including tracking by advertisers, in a bid to promote a digital single market worth tens of billions of euros.

The European Commission, the EU executive, announced a raft of proposals including a move to have new providers such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype covered by the legislation that it wants enacted by May next year.