EU-US privacy shield draws nearer
The European Union is moving in on the final stages of a data transfer pact with the United States. Brussels issued a draft decision asserting that US safeguards against intelligence-gathering activities are robust enough to address concerns previously raised by the EU.
Both sides managed to sea... Read more
US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week
Three sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO that the White House is set to issue its long-anticipated executive order on transatlantic data flows next week.
The new Privacy Shield is intended to address European complaints about US surveillance methods, and it may be signed and announc... Read more
EU-US data transfers will soon be legal, new Privacy Shield under way
The United States and European Union agree on a new framework for legal data transfers between the EU and US.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Union and United States reached an agreement for legal EU-US data transfers.
The new agreement will be i... Read more
UK goes rogue on the EU concerning data deals
Britain said it would reform the data rules it agreed to be a part of when it was still in the European Union. It plans to adopt a 'common sense' approach to facilitate data partnerships with the United States and other countries.
That stance elicited a warning out of Brussels almost immediately... Read more
Biden to discuss Trans-Atlantic data deal to fix EU-US ties
On June 15, Biden will meet with European Union leaders in Brussels and according to five people with knowledge of the matter, he aims to secure a political agreement with them to restore confidence in the trans-Atlantic flow of data.
A deal like that would be a big step in clearing away the dar... Read more
EU-US data flows could be disrupted severely
One of the most powerful regulators in the EU has warned that companies could face some massive transatlantic data flows, because of an EU court ruling from last year. Policymakers have taken some steps to avoid the outcome.
Last July, Europe’s highest court ruled an EU-US data transfer agreem... Read more