The Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue plans to announce...
The Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue plans to announce two privacy resolutions at a meeting Tuesday (http://bit.ly/1hgdbp8), where European Union and U.S. officials are scheduled to discuss the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), said TACD Information Society Co-Chairman Jeff Chester.…
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TACD, a coalition of U.S. and European consumer organizations, views the free trade negotiations between the U.S. and EU “as a digital ‘Trojan Horse’ to circumvent the proposed EU data regulation,” said Chester, also Center for Digital Democracy executive director, in an email. One resolution focuses on U.S. privacy practices while the other calls for a review and revision of the safe-harbor program, which gives a process for U.S. companies to comply with EU directives on personal data privacy, he said. Tuesday’s event will address “the most important issues for consumers and citizens” who would be covered under TTIP, and will feature FTC Chairman Edith Ramirez and EU officials, said the agenda (http://bit.ly/1hgdbp8).