As concerns about the future of Safe Harbor and the economic relationship between the EU and U.S. continue, European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip spoke of international cooperation and a “longstanding history of trust” between the two regions. On Thursday, in his first official visit to the U.S. as the Commission’s vice president, Ansip took part in a discussion at the Brookings Institution on the Digital Single Market, the future of the Safe Harbor agreement and issues raised by the burgeoning sharing economy with the Brookings Institution’s Cameron Kerry. In this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor, Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, reports on Ansip’s message of optimism, which calls for more trust and cooperation between both regions.
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