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Though the objective of Convention 108 was to introduce a harmonized approach, even among the few countries that adopted national laws based on the principles described in it, the implementation was quite diverse. Growing concerns about this fragmented approach lead to a proposal for a Council directive on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, generally known as “Data Protection” Directive 95/46/EC. As the title indicates, the directive aims to reconcile the free flow of data between Member States and the protection of the fundamental rights of individuals, at the same time complying with articles 8 and 10 of the ECHR. It is based on the same protection principles as CoE Convention 108, but now as an EU directive binding to the Member States, forcing them to create national law in line with the framework.