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Safe Harbor Agreement—Boon Or Bane?, Sylvia Mercado Kierkegaard
Safe Harbor Agreement—Boon Or Bane?, Sylvia Mercado Kierkegaard
Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts
U.S. businesses that handle personal information about individuals living in European Union countries should be aware that, as a general rule, it is unlawful for them to transfer that data out of the European Union to the United States. Exceptions to this general prohibition apply in specified circumstances, that is, where there is consent to the transfer or where there is some assurance that U.S. businesses will comply with the transfers requirements of EU privacy laws when handling that information. These restrictions apply to U.S. businesses that have employees or customers in EU countries, as well as U.S. businesses that …
The Private Sector Amendment To Australia's Privacy Act: A First Step On The Road To Privacy, Alexandra T. Mckay
The Private Sector Amendment To Australia's Privacy Act: A First Step On The Road To Privacy, Alexandra T. Mckay
Washington International Law Journal
Global and national transfers of personal information and data protection laws meant to regulate such transfers will have a significant impact on the growing Internet. Yet vastly different philosophies on how to protect individuals' personal information from theft or misuse by the private sector have led to very different regulatory models throughout the world. In the industrialized world, the European Union's approach, a universally applicable, comprehensive data protection law, occupies one end of the regulatory spectrum, while a self-regulatory scheme like the United States' stakes out the other end. Australia's Private Sector Privacy Act Amendment ("2000 Amendment") lies somewhere in …