U.S., Canada Agree to Cross-Border Info-Handling Guidelines

The U.S. and Canada Thursday agreed on a statement of
privacy principles to guide information sharing across the border.

The principles
have no force of law, and is not a treaty, but a framework for BTB (in this
case that stands for Beyond the Border) personal information sharing between
the countries.

The principles include limiting use of information to a
specific purpose, protecting it from corruption, misuse or unauthorized access,
providing transparency about and notice of, its use, and a an opportunity for
individuals to expunge that information.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.