The Software and Information Industry Association was critical...
The Software and Information Industry Association was critical of European and Brazilian data privacy legislation, in comments filed to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board ahead of PCLOB’s Nov. 4 event on the U.S. government’s surveillance programs (http://bit.ly/1aIlIef). The…
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European Parliament this week approved new data privacy regulation “that creates a Catch 22 for U.S. companies, requiring them to obtain approval from European regulators prior to responding to U.S. government requests for information -- under this approach, U.S. companies could not effectively comply with conflicting national laws,” said SIIA President Ken Wasch in a statement. Another proposal under consideration in Brazil would “require IT companies to operate within their borders to house all operations there or restrict the transfer of data outside their jurisdiction,” he said. Together, these two regulations “would not only have a significant negative impact on U.S. businesses, but would also undermine IT innovation and economic growth around the world,” Wasch said.