The European strategy for data encourages data sharing but will be faced with problems of competition between companies, and issues of privacy and data protection.
When it comes to the EU plans on data sharing, it’s crucial to ensure that no commercial confidential or personal data is exchanged without the consent of the rightful owners of such data. To make it practicable, any framework for B2B data sharing would need to consider the scope of use of such data and the corresponding usage rights, without affecting the contractual clauses.