In November, the International Association of Privacy Professionals Europe Data Protection Congress 2014 met in Brussels to discuss major topics in the industry, including the EU General Data Protection regulation, the right to be forgotten, and the future of the EU-US Safe Harbor decision. Luca de Matteis, a member of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, gave the keynote address.

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