Privacy Shield Update: EU Member States Approve Amended Framework

By Marcus Evans (UK) on July 8, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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On July 8, 2016, European Member States approved the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield framework, with four Member States – Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovenia – reportedly abstaining. Before the framework can be implemented, formal approval by the European Commission is required. Although the European Commission has yet to formally release a copy of the revised … Continue reading

Privacy Shield Framework Sees Changes, EU Vote Expected in July 2016

By Marcus Evans (UK) on June 24, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

The United States and the European Union reportedly have agreed on changes to the EU-US Privacy Shield. A revised agreement has been sent to EU Member States, and a vote is expected to be held early next month, in early July 2016. If approved by the EU Member States, companies will be able to subscribe … Continue reading

Details of Privacy Shield published

By Marcus Evans (UK), Jay Modrall (BE), Christoph Ritzer (DE) and Sven Jacobs (DE) on March 1, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On February 29, 2016, the European Commission published the documents comprising the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the adoption of which we previously covered on our blog. In the Commission’s opinion, the new framework reflects the requirements set forth by the European Court of Justice in the Schrems ruling, which invalidated the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor framework. The … Continue reading