International data transfers between the United States and the European Union: Are the procedural provisions of the Safe Harbor solution adequate?

Computer Law and Security Report

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 182-184

  Zinser, Alexander ^a,b  

^a Agilent Technol Intl Sarl ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Agilent Technologies Europe BV Meyrin Branch   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FACSIMILE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DATA PROTECTION; PROTECTION LAWS; REGULATORY SCHEMES; UNITED STATES;

DATA TRANSFER;

EID: 84979819344     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0267-3649(04)00034-2     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of data ; [1995] O.J. L 281/31.
2. David I. Bainbridge, Processing personal data and the Data Protection Directive, 6 Information & Communications Technology Law , March 17, 18 (1997).
3. Art. 1 of the Decision regarding the Safe Harbor Principles as an adequate level of protection (“Decision”); [2000] O.J. L 215/7; the document is available from http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_marketen/dataprot/adequacy/index.htm .
4. Available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor ; hereinafter referred as “Safe Harbor Principles”.
5. Available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor ; hereinafter referred as “Frequently Asked Question”.
6. Piers Leigh-Pollitt/James Mullock, The Data Protection Act, 157 (Third Edition, 2001).
7. The online certification form is available from http://web.ita.doc.gov/safeharbor/shreg.nsf/safeharbor?openform .
8. The list is available from http://web.ita.doc.gov/safeharbor/shlist.nsf/webPages/safe+harbor+list .
9. See Department of Commerce, Safe Harbor Workbook, available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/sh_workbook.html .
10. See Frequently Asked Question 6; available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/FAQ6SelfCertFINAL.htm .
11. See Frequently Asked Question 7; available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/Faq7verifFINAL.htm .
12. See Frequently Asked Question 7; available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/Faq7verifFINAL.htm .
13. See Frequently Asked Question 11; available from http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/FAQ11FINAL.htm ..
14. Art. 3 of the Decision.
15. Tanguy van Overstraeten Szafran Emmanuel Data protection and privacy on the internet: technical considerations and European legal framework 7 C.T.L.R. 2001 56 64