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.