The agreement that has been allowing US companies to transfer the personal data of EU residents to the US was found to be invalid under EU law. The EU’s highest court seem to indicate standard contractual clauses, a frequently used means to transfer data, may be acceptable. First things first, if you would like to … Continue reading Europe’s Highest Court Strikes Down Privacy Shield
The FTC imposes 20 year commitments for two companies who were not meeting their requirements in terms of transferring the personal data of EU residents out of Europe. First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. … Continue reading FTC Settles A Pair of Privacy Shield Cases
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB or Board), an entity consisting of the European Union’s (EU) data protection authorities, has released its annual assessment of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and again finds both the agreement itself and implementation wanting. There was some overlap between the concerns of the EDPB and the the European Commission (EC) … Continue reading EDPB Details Ongoing Concerns About EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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