The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection Does Not

The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection does not in any way prohibitE.U. countries.E.U. firms from transferring personal information to a non-E.U. country unless that country maintains "adequate protections" of its own; in other words, protections equivalent to those the directive guarantees inE.U. firms from transferring personal information to a non-E.U. country.The European Union's Directive on Personal Data Protection prohibits