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Discusses how to overcome EU-US tensions in the area of personal data sharing under rubric of post-9/11 counterterrorism. The politicized nature of EU integration in the fields of counterterrorism & organized crime fighting is noted, along with how the US federal structure problematizes the establishment of a coherent interagency & intergovernmental strategy for addressing that issue. Although there has been improved transatlantic cooperation, it is suggested that long-term prospects for transatlantic information sharing are not so promising. The problem of guaranteeing protection of private data is addressed before looking at the deleterious impact that the Treaty of Lisbon would have on EU security cooperation & data sharing with the US. It is then contended that proper implementation of the US-EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance could substantially improve transatlantic security cooperation. It is suggested that the MLAT could provide the US with the appropriate strategic approach to counterterrorism & crime fighting. Further, MLAT can improve cooperation & set future standards of judicial cooperation internationally, while also fostering the creation of genuinely international, integrated task forces. D. Edelman

National interview data obtained in 1994 from 646 respondents are used to test two hypotheses regarding public perspectives on federal data sharing: (1) For individuals who are informed about data-sharing processes, confidence in the US Census Bureau's claim of confidentiality is more important than trust in government as a predictor of compliance to share data. (2) For uninformed individuals, trust in government is the more significant predictor. Although the hypotheses were only partially confirmed by the results, it was found that respondent compliance with federal data sharing predicted willingness to give Social Security numbers to private businesses; further, this willingness was not significantly related to general attitudes toward government, supporting the notion that the latter dictate data-sharing willingness. 1 Table, 1 Appendix, 5 References. Adapted from the source document.

This study analyses legal barriers to data sharing in the context of the Open Research Data Pilot, which the European Commission is running within its research framework programme Horizon2020. In the first part of the study, data protection issues are analysed. The main focus is on the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and its implementation in selected EU Member States. Additionally, the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679/EU) and relevant changes are described. Special focus is placed on leading data protection principles. Next, the study describes the use of research data in the Open Research Data Pilot and how data protection principles influence such use. The experiences of the European Commission in running the Open Research Data Pilot so far, as well as basic examples of repository use forms, are considered. The second part of the study analyses the extent to which legislation on public sector information (PSI) influences access to and re-use of research data. The PSI Directive (2003/98/EC) and the impact of its revision in 2013 (2013/37/EU) are described. There is a special focus on the application of PSI legislation to public libraries, including university and research libraries, and its practical implications. In the final part of the study the results are critically evaluated and core recommendations are made to improve the legal situation in relation to research data.

Introduction -- Putting PNR data into context privacy and personal data protection in the EU and in the US -- Right to privacy and right to protection of personal data under the ECHR and the chart -- Birth of PNR data and the EU - US PNR Agreement -- From theory to practice what is the added value of PNR Data? -- Evaluation of the EU - US PNR Agreement with the European and EU legal framework for privacy and personal data protection -- The border a crossroads for terrorists and criminals? -- Conclusion.