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EU-USA: "UMBRELLA AGREEMENT" TO EXCHANGE PERSONAL DATA

25 February 2016

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European Commission: The signature of the Judicial Redress Act by President Obama is a historic achievement in our efforts to restore trust in transatlantic data flows, paving the way to the signature of the EU-US Data Protection Umbrella Agreement (pdf):

"The entry into force of the Judicial Redress Act will pave the way for the signature of the EU-U.S. Data Protection Umbrella Agreement. This agreement will guarantee a high level of protection of all personal data..."

The Commission is oblivious to contrary views: EU-USA Data protection: EPIC: 'Judicial Redress Act' Provides Little Redress

"The Judicial Redress Act of 2015, which amends the Privacy Act of 1974, has been passed by Congress and moved on to the President for signature. The Act fails to extend Privacy Act protections to non-US citizens, and as adopted coerces EU countries to transfer data to the US.." and

European Parliament Legal Service: Legal opinion: EU-US Umbrella agreement concerning the protection of personal data and cooperation between law enforcement authorities in the EU and US (pdf)

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