FTC, Dutch Sign Memorandum on Privacy Enforcement
To enhance information sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy-related matters, the FTC said Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA). The FTC said its Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Dutch DPA Chairman Jacob…
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Kohnstamm signed the MOU after the commission voted unanimously in favor of the agreement, which is similar to agreements the FTC currently has with data protection authorities in Ireland and the U.K. “In our interconnected world, cross-border cooperation is increasingly important,” Ramirez said in a news release. “This arrangement with our Dutch counterpart will strengthen FTC efforts to protect the privacy of consumers on both sides of the Atlantic,” she said. “Signing of this MOU between the Dutch DPA and the FTC is a great step,” Kohnstamm said, and “marks the good relationship between our offices.”