EU-US data transfers will not be blocked by DPAs

The Article 29 Working Party, the body made up of representatives of individual European Member States’ data protection authorities (DPAs), has said today that it will not be taking enforcement action against companies that are using alternative transfer mechanisms in the wake of last year’s Safe Harbor strikedown.

Country: EU

Domains: Privacy

Stakeholder: European Bodies

Tags: Safe Harbour, Internet companies, Article 29 Working Party, data transfers, privacy, Internet, EU-US

Posted on Wednesday 3 February 2016

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