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[FYI] European Union Approves Data Privacy Accord
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- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 20:40:05 +0100
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June 1, 2000
European Union Approves Data Privacy
Accord
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS, June 1 -- European Union
nations have approved a new data-privacy
accord with the United States, and the deal is
expected to be completed by early July, a
spokesman said on Wednesday.
The American financial, insurance, tourism and
airline industries have pushed for the new "safe
harbor agreement" to ensure that they could use
personal data collected on European consumers.
Under the new agreement, United States companies
that meet European standards for protecting
information would be granted the right to transfer
and use the data.
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