The 'Data Subject' privacy law passed by Europe protects Americans.
Europe is leading the way in passing legislation to make society work in the 21st century.
The 'Data Subject' privacy law says that an individual's data (you and I are 'data subjects') is subject to protection by law.
And it includes Americans!
Within a week of the law being passed LERN had to sign an agreement regarding privacy in obtaining some free software from Europe, even though we are only using it here in the U.S.
And here's a terrific example: say you fly American Airlines from Wichita to Dallas. American Airlines has offices in Europe. They can download your data to their computers - - they do it all the time. BUT since that data enters Europe, it must meet the European guidelines, even though you may never go to Europe.
This is another example of the new legislative and governmental infrastructure being created to make the 21st century work for society.
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