Scholarly Articles & Institutional Publications

Commission Staff Working Paper, The implementation of Commission Decision 520/2000/EC of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data provided by the Safe Harbour Privacy Principles and related Frequently Asked Questions issued by the US Department of Commerce   From the […]

From the Working Document: “This working document aims at contributing to a more harmonised application and interpretation of Article 26 (2) of the Directive in the Member States and facilitating data flows in cases where adequate protection is provided.”   Referenced Authority: Directive 95/46/EC, Article 26(2)   The full text is available at http://ec.europa.eu… Open pdf

From the introduction to the summary: “The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy Rule”) establishes, for the first time, a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued the Privacy Rule to implement the requirement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]

From the Introduction: “The objective of this document is to discuss the question of the international application of EU data protection law to the processing, in particular the collection, of personal data by web sites, which are based outside the European Union. This working document aims at being a useful tool and point of reference […]

Commission Staff Working Paper, The application of Commission Decision 520/2000/EC of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequate protection of personal data provided by the Safe Harbour Privacy Principles and related Frequently Asked Questions issued by the US Department of Commerce   From the […]

Commission Decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries, under Directive 95/46/EC   From the Decision: “The scope of this Decision is limited to establishing that the clauses in the Annex may be used by a controller established in the Community in order to adduce sufficient safeguards within the […]

The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework was drafted by the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission and it was approved by the EU in 2000.  STRUCTURE The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework is comprised of 7 Safe Harbor Privacy Principles, 15 FAQs, letters from the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Transportation […]

The Report examines the 2000 survey addressing internet privacy issues in light of the four FIPPs (i) notice; (ii) choice; (iii) access; (iv) Security From the document’s conclusion: “The Commission believes that industry’s limited success in implementing fair informationpractices online, as well as ongoing consumer concerns about Internet privacy, make this the appropriate time for […]