On March 9, the DDPA and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve information-sharing and enforcement cooperation on privacy and data security matters. In addition to describing the Agreement's objective of mutual assistance in enforcing certain "Covered Privacy Violations," the Agreement sets forth guidelines for handling and storing shared information.

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