06-09-2015 21:39 via news.yahoo.com

EU, U.S. clinch data-sharing deal for security, terrorism cases: document

By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and the United States have clinched a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes such as terrorism investigations, according to a document seen by Reuters. The two sides have been negotiating for four years over the so-called "umbrella agreement" that would protect personal data exchanged between police and judicial authorities in the course of investigations, as well as between companies and law enforcement authori
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