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US Department Of Commerce Security Review: Data Privacy and Website Issues

Calendar Jul 09, 2001 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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The US Department of Commerce has taken down part of its official website amid fears that sensitive data from companies including Microsoft, Intel and HP has been compromised. The ironically named Safe Harbour website had two key features removed for "security . . . The US Department of Commerce has taken down part of its official website amid fears that sensitive data from companies including Microsoft, Intel and HP has been compromised. The ironically named Safe Harbour website had two key features removed for "security review".

A spokesman for House Majority Leader Dick Armey admitted: "Our government has serious security problems that put privacy at risk." The site in question was designed to implement the Safe Harbour Agreement, which allows the uninterrupted flow of personal information from Europe to the US.

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