U.S. and Europe Near Agreement on Private Data

[ThoughtCriminal]

June 28, 2008
U.S. and Europe Near Agreement on Private Data
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
WASHINGTON — The United States and the European Union are nearing completion of an agreement allowing law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information — like credit card transactions, travel histories and Internet browsing habits — about people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

The potential agreement, as outlined in an internal report obtained by The New York Times, would represent a diplomatic breakthrough for American counterterrorism officials, who have clashed with the European Union over demands for personal data. Europe generally has more stringent laws restricting how governments and businesses can collect and transfer such information.

Negotiators, who have been meeting since February 2007, have largely agreed on draft language for 12 major issues central to a “binding international agreement,” the report said. The pact would make clear that it is lawful for European governments and companies to transfer personal information to the United States, and vice versa.

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Glad congress is about to give the feds carte blanche w/ respect to spy powers. Or could this be the reason that so many congressmen recently changed their positions to support this bill? hmmmmmm

[FromMyColdDeadHands]

This is sickening. Whatever happened to PRIVACY, you know that pesky little idea codified in oh lets see about HALF of the amendments in the bill of rights?!?!?! Europe is actually better than us on this due to are lawbreaking leaders and their unconstitutional habits. Then again the european leaders will sell their citizens out in a heartbeat as well!!!