Data protection to be built into FP7 projects

At last.

•  Data protection authority to monitor EU research policy and projects | CORDIS: FP7
  In its latest policy paper, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recommends that a ‘privacy by design’ approach should taken in research projects funded under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). (tags: europe fp7 data_protection privacy research)

Not sure if it’s actually a decision, but if it takes this long even in Europe to build DP into the project process, what hope for the rest of the world…