Brussels, 25/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) has strongly criticised the draft agreement between Europe and the United States on the protection of personal data on the Internet, particularly for the aspects which concern recognition of the Safe Harbour system. According to BEUC, "safe harbours" do not guarantee an adequate level of protection and are clearly below the guidelines on the protection of privacy as defined by the OECD in 1980 (on the other...