The EFF, ACLU, EPIC, and more than a dozen other privacy and rights groups call on the U.S. to stop an « unprecedented lobbying campaign » over the proposed changes to EU data protection and privacy laws. […]
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and more than a dozen other groups are seeking to meet with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, to ensure that new European data law proposals are bolstered and not weakened. […]
In the letter (PDF) sent today, the 18 groups claim that U.S. and European citizens’ privacy and personal data are « being abused by both the commercial sector and governments » and that the « line is increasingly blurred as personal data passes between both with few restrictions. » […]
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57567467-38/privacy-groups-tell-u.s-to-stop-lobbying-eu-on-data-law-changes/