Information, Computer and Network Security Terms Glossary and Dictionary

Safe Harbor

In literal terms, a safe harbor or safe harbour consists of a protected harbor or haven which provides safety from weather or attack. For information security, because of differences in approaches to the enforcement of privacy in computerized personal data, the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission developed a "safe harbor" framework. US companies that certify to the the safe harbor are assured of EU "adequacy" recognition, and are consequently safe from prosecution by European authorities under the European privacy laws.

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