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Proposed “Privacy Shield” is unveiled for EU-US transfers of personal data

On 29 February 2016, the European Commission published a draft legal text setting out the new “Privacy Shield” framework, which is intended to replace the invalidated Safe Harbor scheme. The Commission has said that, once in force, Privacy Shield will ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred…

Safe Harbor to be replaced with “Privacy Shield”

On 2 February 2016, and after an intense weekend of final negotiations, the European Commission announced a political agreement between the EU and US authorities on a new framework for transatlantic personal data flows named “Privacy Shield”, to replace the invalidated Safe Harbor scheme. Although a high-level political agreement has…