Industry: U.S., EU in practice not far apart on privacy in e-commerce talks

The gulf between the U.S. and European Union approaches to privacy is not as wide in practice as in theory, industry representatives and analysts said on Thursday, suggesting the two should be able to bridge the gap in electronic commerce talks at the World Trade Organization. “This is, more than any other issue that I’ve observed in digital trade, this is one that has just almost taken on a theological quality on both sides and really around the world,” Josh...