IP: European officials want US to change its data collection rules

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

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>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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>http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19414.html
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>                      Safe Harbor Swimming in Circles
>                      by Declan McCullagh 
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>                      3:25 p.m.  29.Apr.99.PDT
>                      WASHINGTON -- US and European
>                      negotiators on Thursday ended a
>                      two-day meeting over data privacy
>                      regulations without resolving key issues
>                      that continue to stymie progress. 
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>                      Both sides said they had worked through
>                      some differences, but did not discount
>                      the chance of a trade war if they failed
>                      to reach agreement. 
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>                      "There is a risk [of a trade war]," said
>                      John Mogg, the European Union's
>                      negotiator, at a joint press conference at
>                      the US Commerce Department. 
>
>                      [...remainder snipped...]
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>
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