| French data protection authority fines Tyco for overseas transfers of personal data (from Outlaw) |
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| Written by Nicolas Jondet | ||
| Tuesday, 29 May 2007 11:12 | ||
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"The French data protection authority has fined a subsidiary of US firm Tyco Healthcare over the transfer of employee information across borders and inadequate data safeguards. Tyco Healthcare France was fined €30,000", Outlaw reports.
"It is believed to be the first time that a US-based multinational has been fined for unauthorised overseas transfers of personal data. The fine is evidence of the culture clash between US corporations and European governments on the issue of data protection. A fundamental principle of European data protection is that personal information is only shared with countries with equally stringent protections. The US is not classified as one of those countries." Source: Tyco fined for overseas transfers of personal data. OUT-LAW News, 28/05/2007
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