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London<\/em>: Tom Phillips, Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer, GSMA, offered the following statement as the GSMA, Cable Europe, ECTA and ETNO today call for\u00a0harmonised data protection policies for the benefit of innovation and consumers in Europe: <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the early 1990\u2019s, European policy makers developed specific privacy rules for telecommunications services.\u00a0 This action, taken before public access to the Internet was widespread, addressed specific concerns about the privacy risks of new services being delivered over traditional telecommunications networks. However, the situation today is very different and consumers now access a vast array of services over the Internet.\u00a0 These new services, such as \u201cmessaging\u201d and \u201csearch\u201d, are delivered by a wide range of online companies, based around the world, and are made possible by the \u2018open\u2019 and global nature of the Internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact of the Internet\u2019s growth in the last two decades has been profound and it is now time to rethink the way user privacy is protected.\u00a0 It no longer makes sense to have specific regulation focussed on telecommunications infrastructure, as was first conceived.\u00a0 Instead, policy and regulation should focus on addressing the specific privacy risks faced by individual users, irrespective of the way a service is delivered.\u00a0 Privacy regulation fit for the 21st century should be technology and service-provider neutral.\u00a0 The current situation is a legacy of the pre-Internet era and has created market distortions, with different privacy rules and consumer rights applying to the same services, simply because they are delivered by different technologies and\/or different types of company.\u00a0 This is bad for consumer confidence and could undermine the market\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecent GSMA research has shown that users also believe the same rules should apply to any party using their data.\u00a0 Policy makers should therefore move quickly to establish a level playing field.\u201d<\/p>\n

-ENDS-<\/p>\n

About the GSMA<\/strong>
\nThe GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries and territories, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world\u2019s mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies, as well as organisations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the Mobile World Congress and Mobile Asia Expo.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

For more information, please visit the GSMA corporate website at www.gsma.com<\/a> or Mobile World Live, the online portal for the mobile communications industry, at www.mobileworldlive.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

Media contacts: <\/strong>
\nFor the GSMA:
\nWilliam Parker-Jenkins (Brussels)
\n32 (0) 490 443 977
\nwilliamparker@webershandwick.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

GSMA Press Office
\npress@gsma.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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