The u. S. And eu are each others leading partners in trade and Digital Services doing more business with each other than they do with others including china. This makes the rules surrounding International Transfer of personal data an important element in stable and global economy. The last few years, however, Data Transfers from europe to the United States have been under legal threat. The privacy law in europe, gdpr. Requires recipients of the data of eu residents to protect the data by taking certain measures even at the data is transferred outside the you of europe to the u. S. Or india or somewhere else. Concerns have been expressed that Data Transfers to the u. S. Might be called up in bulk surveillance by National Security agencies. Twice European Court of justice has ruled the existing mechanism to protect Data Transfers to the u. S. Is insufficient. The last three years the u. S. And eu have been negotiating a new arrangement, data privacy framework, which we will talk about to
Contact in years. Also u. S. President donald trump refuses to declassify a democratic member of the russia probe citing National Security concerns very. Also colombias former rival group the far suspend Political Campaigning a bid security concerns following days of angry protests. Spacex. Rockets ahead fears in russia that its legacy could be a threat. To the news the first full day of competition is underway at the Winter Olympics in south korea but its the diplomatic action on the sidelines thats getting the most attention so far now a meeting between south korean president moon j. And the north Korean Leaders younger sister kim jong is jus to be held at the president s official residence in seoul north koreas nominal head of state can and will also be at the meeting which is the highest level contact between the two sides in years that follows a year of tension between washington and pyongyang as north korea stepped up its a Ballistic Missile program. And joins me now live from ko
A warm welcome in the cell phones athletes from the two countries march under a unified flag. And colombias former rebel group the fark suspends Political Campaigning amid security concerns following days of angry protests. Also egypt launches a sweeping a military operation against what it calls terrorists and criminal groups in the Sinai Peninsula plus. Were in brazil but not in rio for the countrys most traditional carnival. Welcome to the new images of the two koreas marching together in the opening of the Winter Olympics have grabbed the spotlight. Despite repeated warnings from the u. S. Vice. President mike pence that pyongyang was trying to hijack the show in the end south koreas leader moved in grabbed all the headlines by breaking the ice and shaking hands with north Korean Leader kim jong uns sister kim jong the tasher going to report from ghana knowing. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north korea
And eighteen a Winter Olympics opens and an explosion of fireworks with north and south korea sitting side by side next to america and the extraordinary show of unity and he just emits pyongyang twenty eighteen has been declared open but earlier the court of arbitration for sport rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes and coaches to a bidding to be allowed to compete. Our other top stories egypt launches a sweeping military operation aiming to crush on the groups ahead of a deadline set by president sisi. Played upon the time. Of the hama signals an end to the u. S. Governments latest shutdown the stage is set for a bigger battle the over immigration and ballooning deficit. Also what the mayor government didnt want the world to see evidence of a massacre and the journalists who revealed it have been jailed. I am. Extraordinarily and unexpected show of unity north and south korea have sat side by side under exploding fireworks as the two thousand and eighteen W
You can find all of this and more on our website. Next on cspan, a conversation on russian hacking. We will hear from a New York Times reporter, a National Intelligence officer and the author of a new book on Cyber Security. This is 90 minutes. The ball has dropped. Happy and welcome ladies and center. N to the belford it is a wonderful evening in cambridge, massachusetts. We have cspan with us today and a good twitter presence as well. For those of you not in the room, it is very sunny, very warm outside. Please visit cambridge anytime, especially our Cyber Security project. It is a wonderful panel we have today. First, our colleague ben buchanan, a post doctoral fellow here. David singer, a senior fellow and New York Times security correspondent. Fiona hill joins us from washington, currently at the brookings institution, had been the National Intelligence officer for russia but is also a harvard alumnus several times over. Welcome back. Thank you everyone for cramming in here to the