Bush Administration Opposes EU Privacy Clauses
Bush administration officials have objected to European standard contract clauses that incorporate greater privacy protection than recognized in US law. Administration officials say that such protections impose unduly burdensome requirements that will harm business.U.S. Objects to EU's Proposed Rules Affecting Trans-Atlantic E-Commerce, Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2001 (subscription required).
Bush Team Opposes Proposed Euro Privacy Rules, The Standard (Reuters), March 27, 2001.