Europe has another go at getting more access to private data

An inevitable consequence of the recent spate of terrorist incidents has been calls for greater access to private data and now the European Commission has joined in.
According to a Reuters report the EU wants to make it easier for authorities to get hold of private data from companies such as Facebook and Google regardless of which country the data is stored in. Right now due process requires the consent and cooperation of the host country, but the EU wants pan-European coppers to be able to cir