SWIFT stalled EU probe of US snooping
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place European authorities squaring up to the US over its secret surveillance of international financial records were caught off-guard when the firm caught in the middle of the tussle failed to volunteer key evidence.â¦
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Privacy questioned Google has faced down one European probe into what it does with people's personal information, only to be challenged with another.â¦
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Business as usual despite legal limbo European Union and US negotiators have failed to reach a deal on sharing passenger data by Saturday's (30 September deadline), creating a legal vacuum over the Atlantic.â¦
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Denies responsibility for past intrusions The European Central Bank has put its weight behind transatlantic talks that the EU hopes will secure the privacy of European citizens from the prying eyes of US anti-terrorist investigators.â¦
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Commissioner has a mull A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees.â¦
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that a bill stalled in Congress would give it the tools it needs to fight spyware.
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European airlines entered a legal limbo over the weekend as a data-sharing agreement between the U.S. and the European Union expired with no resolution. The agreement shielded airlines from stringent EU data-privacy laws.
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Europe's Parliament is to look at how data on air passengers and citizens' bank details is being sent to the US.
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Safe Harbor - safe from storm? The Belgian firm stuck in the middle of a transatlantic spat over the US infringement of civil liberties by the agents of its war on terror is throwing its lot in with the Americans.â¦
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The European Data Protection Supervisor says he expects the U.S. and the European Union to reach an agreement on how to share information about passengers flying across the Atlantic -- but not by the July deadline.
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A move to devise privacy policies for ICANN that might shield information on people who register domains has stalled for now, continuing a long-running stalemate  on reforms to the way the WHOIS database is handled.
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A senior U.S. administration official on Wednesday warned that ongoing inquiries into secret CIA activities in the European Union may undermine intelligence cooperation between the United States and European ...Comment
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The United States has reassured the European Union that it will continue to apply restrictions on the way it uses air passenger data until the two sides conclude a new agreement, an EU spokesman said on Wednesday.
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An independent panel has alleged that the bank data-clearing agency SWIFT broke European privacy laws by giving the U.S. records of financial transfers to help anti-terrorism investigations, according to a news report Wednesday.
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A controversial anti-spam campaign by Lycos Europe appears to have been put on hold.
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This week's top-level spying spat hits on a legal gray area that may require new laws to resolve.
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The U.S. and Europe remained deadlocked on whether countries should commit now to specific emissions cuts.