Earlier this week, on December 15, 2015, EU officials approved the text of new data privacy regulations after nearly four years of discussions. The EU-wide bill, which will supersede what is now known as the EU Data Protection Directive, is intended to unify the patchwork of 28 national privacy laws, and bring the rules up to date for the digital age. The text is expected to be approved in early 2016 by the European Parliament and Council before it then goes in effect two years thereafter. The reform measures include the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), governing the use and privacy of EU citizen data, as well as the Data Protection Directive, governing the use of EU citizen data by law enforcement...