The United States and Europe are pushing each other further apart when it comes to data privacy matters.
Shaken up by the current Snowden issue, the EU is making last touches on a bill that would alter the way European-based American companies would handle consumer data. Such measure would replace the current patches of European data privacy laws.
The draft legislation will entail consumers to make an explicit consent before businesses are cleared to share their personal information.
The legislation is currently in the EU negotiation process and will need to make it through several legal hurdles before it can take full effect.
EU authorities are already thinking of removing the U.S.-EU agreement called “Safe Harbor.” This agreement lets American firms gather data generated by EU consumers. Such change can take effect at any point in time.
EU Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, a figure who coordinates with the EU data protection policy, is hoping the new law will help streamline national data protection in all European nations.
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