BRUSSELS: Businesses operating in the European Union could be fined up to 4% of their annual global turnover for breaching data protection rules under a proposal agreed on Dec 2.
The EU is negotiating a data protection law to replace a patchwork of national laws dating back to 1995, aiming to set clearer limits on how companies can use EU citizens' private data and beef up regulators' enforcement powers.
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