Guide to U.S. Government Practice on Global Sharing of Personal Information

by Kropf, John W.; Cohen, Neal

• ISBN13: 9781627229647
• ISBN10: 1627229647
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-09-07
• Publisher: American Bar Association

Summary

Guide to U.S. Government Practice on Global Information Sharing, Second Edition is a reference tool on U.S. Government practice in G2G sharing arrangements. The U.S. Government’s practice in the area of crossborder information sharing covers dozens of agreements. This book examines those agreements as a way of establishing how practice has evolved. In addition to reviewing past agreements, international privacy principles of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will be reviewed for their relevance to G2G sharing.

Guide to U.S. Government Practice on Global Information Sharing, Second Edition is intended for lawyers, privacy professionals, and individuals who wish to understand U.S. practice for sharing personal information across borders.

Particular groups that will find the Guide valuable are:

• Government practitioners engaged in personal information-sharing agreements
• Homeland Security and law enforcement professionals
• Practicing attorneys who have clients that may be affected by the sharing of their information between governments
• Privacy professionals
• Individuals who may be affected by the sharing of their information with a foreign government and wish to understand their opportunities for access and redress

Author Biography

A career member of the Senior Executive Service, John W. Kropf, of Arlington, VA., serves as Deputy Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Privacy Office and senior adviser on International Privacy Policy. Before joining DHS, Kropf worked as an international lawyer with the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Legal Advisor.