European and United States leaders gathered today in Brussels and Washington, D.C. to discuss their goals for a global data privacy protection framework. European Commission VP Viviane Reding released a joint statement on privacy with U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson.
"The European Union is following new privacy developments in the United States closely," noted the statement. "Both parties are committed to working together and with other international partners to create mutual recognition frameworks that protect privacy. Both parties consider that standards in the area of personal data protection should facilitate the free flow of information, goods and services across borders."
The EU itself has a lot of work ahead of it to create a system that is suitable across its 27 member states. They need "one rule, a one stop shop for enforcement," said Reding, speaking in Brussels.
In January, the commission proposed reforms to its 1995 data protection rules. Among the proposals is applicability of the privacy rules to any country active in the EU market or company offering services to the EU.
Denmark's Jens Teilberg SØndergaard, head of division, Ministry of Justice, suggested discussions about the proposal are in the "preliminary" stage, adding that EU member states are taking an "open approach to the proposal."
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By: Kate Kaye
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