Reactions to the EU-US Privacy Shield, the successor to the Safe Harbour agreement

On 2 February 2016 the European Commission approved the political agreement on the ‘The EU-US Privacy Shield’ , which was followed on 29 February 2016 by a draft 'adequacy decision' and the communication ‘Transatlantic Data Flows: Restoring Trust through Strong Safeguards ‘.

This Keysource brings together a large number of primary and secondary information sources on the developments.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Restoring trust in transatlantic data flows through strong safeguards: European Commission presents EU-U.S. Privacy Shield http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-restoring-trust-in-transatlantic-data-flows-through-strong-safeguards-european-commission-presents-eu-u-s-privacy-shield/

ESO: Background information: EU-US 'Privacy Shield' for data transfers: further improvements needed, MEPs say http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-us-privacy-shield-for-data-transfers-further-improvements-needed-meps-say/

ESO: Find further information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=safe%20harbour%20privacy%20shield%20&searchOption=all

ESO: Background information: Judgment in Case C-362/14 Maximillian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner http://www.europeansources.info/record/judgment-in-case-c-362-14-maximillian-schrems-v-data-protection-commissioner/

European Broadcasting Union (EBU): Max Schrems on EU privacy laws and big data, 25.10.16 (via YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvQS9lzlAtw&feature=youtu.be

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