Not quite.
Gov’t agency surveillance of citizens is similar, according to EU forensic and privacy peers.
However, the current issue about Safe Harbor centers around what private corporations can do with an individual’s data.
EU countries only permit personal data to be used for the purpose upon which it was agreed to be submitted.
For instance, patient health care data is strictly off limits from being shared.
That was one of the reasons why the suicidal pilot’s medical data was not fully known by Lufthansa.
Compare EU data privacy protections to the US.
Look at chart and list at ( thedatamap.org ) to learn how your personal health care data is shared between 8000+ entities.
Much of the sharing is done via unregulated data brokers who do not guarantee that patient records are anonymized as per HIPAA requirements.
The Information Security and Privacy Protection US community are trying to figure out the full repercussions of today’s final ruling.
Much compliance complexity for US businesses that do business and have users in the EU.
It’s interesting that this decision (crisis) is timed within 24 hours of the final (secret) Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, and it’s EU country counterpart TTIE.
New World Order of things?
Oh, you mean like the clause I had to sign that allows the bank to share my data with anyone they choose, at any time, without my knowledge AND that I am responsible for any damages that may occur - OR
the selling of my data among health insurers - OR
that I can be imprisoned for a personal opinion made privately via Facebook / email etc .... - OR
to many more to mention ...
The EU wants MONEY and they feel they can force some American companies to fork over large amounts in “compliance fees”.
You see, the EU was not earning anything on the sale of this data by Facebook and Co., so they needed an alternative.