Safe Harbor: International principles in favor of privacy
It is no secret to anyone that when we talk about Free Software and Open Source This offers important technological advantages over proprietary, closed and commercial ones. And this is largely due to its fundamental principles or bases that give rise to it, that is, its included freedoms. Which, seek to respect the freedom of users and the community. Or said in other words, guaranteeing that users have the freedom to execute, copy, distribute, study, modify and improve the software.
But, and although it is not clearly expressed as a Freedom inserted within Free Software and Open Source, the truth is that, from the above, it inevitably derives that this type of development They also seek to guarantee the privacy, the anonymity of the users, and improve the general computer security of all. For this reason, we regularly address topics about distributions, applications and websites focused on it. However, today we will briefly explore the topic of "Safe Harbor", which is a European project that serves as an example in the field of search and guarantee of international principles in favor of privacy.
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But, before starting this post on the field of privacy, and more specifically on the Project "Safe Harbor", we recommend that you then explore the previous related post:
Safe Harbor Project: In search of privacy
What is the Safe Harbor project?
So you know what this is about European privacy project, developed mainly to work with the United States in this matter, it is important to know that in your Official website It is briefly described as:
An EU operation to address gaps in cross-border cooperation of training providers.
However, more explicitly, what it deals with is about:
Address the delicate problem of legal training for European lawyers to enhance knowledge of EU substantive and procedural law in the specific area of the right to personal data processing, for better harmonization with the national legal systems of the Member States.
Finally, said government project makes available to interested parties various free courses for learning this subject, which you can explore by clicking on the following link.
And for those who want to know more about the Safe Harbor concept and other similar international projects, we leave you the following links: What does Safe Harbor mean in legal matters? y International principles of a Safe Harbor.
Other similar international projects and legislation
Yes, after exploring thoroughly about the European project Safe Harbor If you wish to learn more about other international treaties, laws or principles regarding privacy, anonymity and computer security of citizens around the world, we invite you to explore the following links:
- Right to privacy: Article 12 of the UDHR -> See PDF
- Right to privacy in the digital age: OHCHR Document -> See PDF
- Privacy Shield -> See PDF
- Other organizations and international legislation on the protection of personal data.
Summary
In short, this interesting European project called "Safe Harbor", without a doubt, seek not only improve user privacy and anonymity of these regions before their own governments and large companies, but rather seeks to establish a functional and balanced international reference framework for the rest of the world.
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