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Digital Privacy Group Claims Widespread Violations Of U.S.-EU Safe Harbor

August 14, 2014 at 4:01 AM
A U.S. consumer privacy group has filed one of the largest-ever complaints under the U.S.-EU “Safe Harbor” data protection framework, in a move that it hopes will prod authorities in both Washington and Brussels to consistently and thoroughly scrutinize whether participating firms actually comply with the deal's rules. The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) alleges in its Aug. 14 filing that 30 U.S. firms that have self-certified under Safe Harbor have failed to provide the required notice of what kinds...

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