Data protection from a transatlantic perspective
[libertysecurity.org] Recent
years have been marked by a growing demand of personal data for public
security purposes. Access and protection of those data are climbing the
transatlantic political agenda. They have raised tensions and fostered
forms of cooperation. The possible conclusion of an international
binding agreement on a common transatlantic framework on data
protection would be a further and crucial step ahead. The scope of this
study is to pave the way for launching a parliamentary debate on those
issues. Therefore, it aims at providing a comparative analysis of the
EU and US legislation concerning the protection of personal data
collected for public security purposes. It also discusses some of the
main challenges posed by new technologies as well as analyses the most
relevant cases-studies of transatlantic data exchange. Finally, it
takes into consideration the published outcomes of the work of the High
Level Contact Group.
Document: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
