Between two commissions: the European Commission meets the Federal Trade Commission
summary
Safe Harbor is deadlocked around proving “essential equivalence,” with negotiators aiming for an adequacy decision within days and comitology taking weeks; the U.S. side stresses statutory reforms (USA Freedom) and transparency tools while the U.S. regulator points to its track record: 39 enforcement actions on transatlantic data issues, only 4 complaints over 15 years from DPAs, and operational cooperation through memoranda plus data tools including Consumer Sentinel with 2 million complaints/year to support cross‑border enforcement.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Transatlantic privacy dialogue
- 2:39Privacy and data security today
- 11:23FTC’s privacy enforcement role
- 24:24Safe Harbor status and challenges
- 34:25National security and data transfers
- 47:16FTC enforcement and consumer protections
- 58:38Complaint resolution requirements
- 1:09:12US versus EU privacy systems
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01h 28mSession 2
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