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US Pushes Forward Flawed International Privacy Framework

The United States is the lone signatory for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Cross Border Privacy Rules. The APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules set out a self-regulatory framework for the transfer of personal data across national borders. APEC is an inter-governmental...

EPIC Expresses Support for International Privacy Convention

Speaking this week at the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg expressed support for the Council of Europe Privacy Convention. Two years ago, twenty-nine members of the of the EPIC Advisory Board, experts in privacy law...

Senator Leahy Expresses Support for International Privacy Day

Senator Patrick Leahy, theChairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, offered a statement commemorating Data Privacy Day, which takes place on January 28. Senator Leahy urged the Congress to adopt comprehensive data privacy legislation to "better protect Americans' sensitive personal data...

International Privacy Standards

Important Documents | Resources As the Internet grows, so too do concerns about privacy and confidentiality. Many countries and organizations are looking at legal and technical approaches to privacy protection for the global information infrastructure. Important International Documents Draft...

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