The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is in the line of fire, again.
“A legal challenge to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a mechanism used by thousands of companies to authorize data transfers from the European Union to the U.S., will be heard by Europe’s top court this summer. The General Court of the EU has set a
“The Federal Trade Commission is aiming to bring more EU-U.S. Privacy Shield enforcement actions for significant violations of the cross-border data transfer program, the agency’s consumer protection chief said April 26.”
There are a group of cases the FTC is “looking at right now and they include” alleged substantive violations of the Privacy Shield program
Enforcement is increasing under the EU US Privacy Shield Framework for cross border transfer of personal data. A report published by European regulator, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), lists enforcement initiatives by the Department of Commerce (DoC) and the FTC.
IF Brexit AND Privacy Shield THEN (amend privacy notice).
If you use the EU U.S. Privacy Shield mechanism to transfer Personal Data from the UK to the U.S., you will need to amend your privacy disclosure to state specifically that the commitment extends to personal data received from the UK in reliance on Privacy Shield
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25, 2018. This gives companies only two months to prepare for and comply with the GDPR. Companies should be conducting data mapping to identify all cross-border transfers of personal data so that they can determine the best way to comply with the GDPR
EU and U.S. officials finally unveiled the full text of the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework earlier this week. The agreement is the culmination of a five-month negotiation to address European concerns regarding mass surveillance and personal data protection issues surrounding transatlantic data transfers. The European Commission’s Article 29 Working Party must now review and