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EU and US Officials agree on principles for sharing personal data |
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The European Union and the United States have agreed to 12 principles for how personal data, such as addresses, telephone numbers, and birth dates, should be shared for law enforcement purposes, but talks are expected to continue next year before a final deal reached, a European Commission spokesman said July 2.
The most significant remaining point of contention is whether to give EU citizens the right to seek redress in U.S. courts to contest the treatment or handling of their personal data.
"There is a slightly grey area between ourselves and the Americans, and we're trying to explain as best we can just what our rights are," Director General of the European Commission's Justice, Freedom and Security department Jonathan Faull told reporters July 2.
"We're optimistic that we'll be able to make the rules and expectations for privacy protection more clear and straightforward for transatlantic business," U.S. Homeland Security Department spokesman Russ Knocke told P&F parent BNA June 30.
Knocke said the coming U.S.-EU agreement should provide a clear understanding of the rules that businesses on both sides of the Atlantic are expected to follow when it comes to the protection of personal data.
At the conclusion, the two sides aim to sign a binding international agreement that specifies common principles for data sharing between U.S. and EU law enforcement officials. |
