Judicial Redress Bill Passes Senate

The Judicial Redress Act has passed the Senate but will need to be reconciled with an already-passed House version. The bill extends privacy protections to the digital content of citizens of European nations (the ones designated as US allies) whose data flows to this country. Passage of the act is key to a new "privacy shield" safe harbor agreement struck, but not yet finalized, between the US and EU and to a law enforcement-related privacy agreement between the US and Europe.

"By allowing citizens of European nations and other designated US allies procedural privacy protections similar to those offered to US citizens in Europe, the United States can provide equal privacy rights to our allied trading partners and foster global economic progress," said Mark MacCarthy, senior VP of the Software and Information Industry Association.