Following the joint press statement from Commissioner Věra Jourová and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross of 13 September, on 23 October 2019 the European Commission published its report on the third annual review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. In a nutshell, the report of the third review found that the U.S. continues to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred under the Privacy Shield from the EU to participating companies in the U.S.
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US Government Tells EU: “We Are Adequate”
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union William E. Kennard spoke yesterday at Forum Europe’s 3rd Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference and called for a finding by the EU that the privacy protections in the United States are “adequate,” thus allowing cross-border transfers of personal data without separate legal mechanisms. Canada, Uruguay and Israel are among the […]
For Auld Lang Syne: US President Recognizes “Privacy as a Cardinal Principle of American Liberty”
A New Year’s video reminder that calls for a new privacy regime are not new. Happy new year to the readers of the Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data Protection. We look forward to covering what is sure to be an eventful 2012 in the privacy world and to sharing with you.