On June 16 and 17, 2011, the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a high-level international data protection conference in Budapest. The following are some highlights from the second day’s events: During the “New principles in the field” panel the principle of accountability was discussed The second and final panel discussed “Global compatible standards of privacy / data protection,” The conference ended with a speech by former Hungarian Data Protection Commissioner Attila Péterfalvi whom provided some details regarding upcoming legislation to amend the Hungarian data protection framework
Accordingly, the new legislation was designed to bring Hungary into compliance with the Directive, in particular by converting the Data Protection Ombudsman into an independent data protection authority with its own budget. The legislation would make the new DPA responsible for freedom of information as well as data protection. Approval of the amendments will require a two-thirds majority in the Hungarian parliament; it is hoped that the amendments may be approved some time this summer.
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