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EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

05 December 2012

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"As MEPs get closer to finalising draft reports on reforming EU data protection legislation, America's top diplomat told an experts’ conference that Europe should overcome its misconceptions and stereotypes to find regulatory convergence with the US to pave the way for an interoperable transatlantic data-privacy system."

Comment: the USA has consistently, since 2001, refused to consider amending its laws to meet EU standards.

EU urged to choose transatlantic convergence on data protection (euractiv, link)

See also: Patriot Act can "obtain" data in Europe, researchers say (CBS News, link):

"European data stored in the "cloud" could be acquired and inspected by U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies, despite Europe's strong data protection laws, university researchers have suggested"

And: Cloud Computing in Higher Education and Research Institutions and the USA Patriot Act

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