EC Details Conditions for Repairing Relations OverrnPrivacy Abuses, But Lawmaker, Civil Society Not Buying

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The European Commission Wednesday pressed for stronger U.S. privacy protections to restorerntrust in trans-Atlantic data flows badly shaken by revelations of massive surveillance and ineffective compliancernwith the safe harbor agreement. It has a “clear agenda” for rebuilding trust with Europe and assuringrnEuropeans their privacy will be safeguarded, said Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.rnThe EC criticized compliance by companies, and lax oversight by the U.S. FTC and the Department ofrnCommerce, of safe harbor, which allows businesses to transfer Europeans' personal data to the U.S. Inrnturn, civil society groups said the EC recommendations for improving safe harbor don't go far enough, andrnone European Parliament member accused the EC of a whitewash.