ARGENTINA DATA
July 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has ruled that Argentina's data protection regime is tough enough to allow European Union companies to send digitised personal information to its computers, without taking extra steps to prevent abuse or transfers to third countries. Brussels' decision places Argentina in a select band of countries freely receiving personal data from EU countries: the USA, Canada, Hungary and Switzerland. The Commission said its decision followed advice from national EU regulators and reflected an appreciation of Argentina's constitutional ...
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