EU-US data pact launched

The EU and US have launched their data transfer pact known as Privacy Shield. The agreement is supposed to protect the privacy of EU nationals when their personal details are transferred to the United States. The pact replaces the 15-year old Safe Harbour agreement, which was invalidated last October by the European Court of Justice.

Country: Global

Domains: Privacy IG

Stakeholder: Government

Tags: data protection, Internet, EU-US, Privacy Shield, Safe Harbour agreement, data transfer

Posted on Monday 1 August 2016

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