"The ruling confirms the need to bring today's data
protection rules from the 'digital stone age' into
today's modern computing world where data is no longer
stored on 'a server', or once launched online disappears
in cyberspace"
— European Commission vice-president Viviane Reding ("who has led the EU's data privacy efforts")
What—and I'm asking in earnest—is that quote even supposed to mean?
What—and I'm asking in earnest—is that quote even supposed to mean?