EU and US are close to pact on terror and privacy
Privacy rights vs. terror fights: The EU and the United States are close to agreeing on how to protect personal and private data but still allow law enforcement officials to share information to fight organized crime and terrorism. Eighteen months of closed-door talks between European and American officials have already led to agreement on key protection principles for data-sharing, according to Jonathan Faull, director of the European Commission’s justice and interior affairs department. Full Story