In this examination of the international negotiations of data privacy, Heisenberg (European studies, Johns Hopkins U. School of Advanced International Studies) investigates the politics of the
European Data Protection Directive, passed in 1995, and the 2000 Safe Harbor Agreement. The emphasis of the text is on understanding how the Europeans were able to create a European standard
that harmonized different data protection systems within Europe, and how the short term focus of the U.S. administration toward the data protection issue created an opening for other states to
follow the lead of the EU. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
