In a positive development, President Obama has signed the Judicial Redress Act yesterday. The new law will enable citizens of some of our allies to sue the U.S. government for violating their personal privacy rights.
The bill passed with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate and signed by the President soon after he received the bill. The enactment of this piece of legislation was needed in order for the new U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement to move forward in Europe.
The bottom line is that the enactment of the Judicial Redress Act extends some of the privacy rights our citizens have to the citizens of our allies and demonstrates that our country is serious about protecting the personal privacy of their citizens. This signals that the U.S. may be moving towards ensuring stronger digital privacy rights when it comes to matters that may affect international commerce.
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