US Department of Commerce and International Privacy Activities: Indifference and Neglect

Citation
World Privacy Forum, US Department of Commerce and International Privacy Activities: Indifference and Neglect (Nov. 22, 2010) (full-text).

Overview
This report reviews, analyzes, and summarizes major international privacy activities of the U.S. Department of Commerce, with a focus on the Safe Harbor Framework established in 2000 with the European Union in response to the requirements of the EU Data Protection Directive. The report also considers briefly the Department’s work on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Privacy Framework.