Is this a perfect storm toward Privacy Shield’s demise?
From its very beginning, rising from the ashes of the debunked Safe Harbor, Privacy Shield has been on shaky ground. […]
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The 11 key considerations in Schrems II, in laymen’s terms
The lengthy Schrems II case decided by the Irish High Court in October 2017 left open which questions would be […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Posts Update of Actions to Support the Privacy Shield Frameworks
On March 26, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce posted an update on the actions it has taken between January […]
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield two years on
Where I come from, we have a pleasing little idiom: “conoscere i propri polli” literally, to know one’s own chickens. […]
Is a Service Provider’s Privacy Shield Certification Good Enough?
The GDPR imposes two requirements when a company (referred to in the GDPR as a “data controller”) uses a service […]
Tech industry slams data watchdogs over damning privacy shield report
A major technology industry association has lashed out at national data protection regulators for a critical report on the EU’s […]
Article 29 Working Party Sets Deadline to Address Privacy Shield Concerns
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s official review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the […]
Privacy Shield (begrudgingly) here to stay! For now…
The Commission gave it the official (if lukewarm) ok in October, following the first annual review. Last week it was […]
Working Party Releases Opinion on Joint Review of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
As we previously reported, this October, the EU Commission released its report and accompanying working document on the first annual […]
What A29WP requires for Privacy Shield and when they want it?
At its 113th plenary meeting held on Nov. 28, 2017, in Brussels, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party adopted […]
MEPs incredulous at Privacy Shield’s recent high marks
In a presentation to the EU Parliament’s LIBE Committee yesterday, Tiina Astola painted a pretty optimistic view of Privacy Shield’s […]
MEPs incredulous at Privacy Shield’s recent high marks
In a presentation to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs yesterday, Tiina Astola painted a […]