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There is, at least in theory, the Safe Harbor arrangement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Safe_Harbor_Privacy_Principles https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by pilsetnieks 13y ago
There is, at least in theory, the Safe Harbor arrangement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Safe_Harbor_Privacy_Principles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Safe_Harbor_Priv...) which allows US companies to hold themselves up to the EU directive standards, and the EU to take their word for it.
However, it is a self-certification program and it isn't really a US law, just a regulation enforced by the FTC. So while it should protect your data from third parties, e.g., being sold to advertisers, etc., it most likely does not protect your data from the US government.
- MisterWebz 13y agothe Safe Harbor asks compliance with the Data Protection Directive which is supposed to become obsolete in the following few years. Not to mention that it's apparently opt-in, which is basically useless.