Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield

Summary:

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 5 July 2018 a Resolution calling on the European Commission to suspend the Privacy Shield agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (USA) since it fails to provide enough data protection for EU citizens.

Further information:

The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the US and the EU allowing US companies considered to have an adequate level of data protection to transfer personal data from EU to the US.

MEPs argue that the deal should be suspended unless the United States complied with it by 1 September 2018, adding that the deal should remain suspended until the US authorities complied with its terms in full. The committee responsible for this Resolution had also highlighted the need for better monitoring of the agreement, following the misuse of personal data by Cambridge Analytica through Facebook and considering that both companies are certified under the Privacy Shield.

• Primary Source

European Parliament: Press Release, 12.06.18: EU-US Privacy Shield data exchange deal: US must comply by 1 September, say MEPs http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20180611IPR05527/

The Irish Times, 12.06.18: MEPs call on European Commission to suspend Privacy Shield framework https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/meps-call-on-european-commission-to-suspend-privacy-shield-framework-1.3527824

Votewatch Europe: Votes, July 2018: Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield https://www.votewatch.eu/en/term8-adequacy-of-the-protection-afforded-by-the-eu-us-privacy-shield-motion-for-resolution-vote-resolutio-2.html

EurActiv, 12.06.18: Civil Liberties MEPs want EU-US Privacy Shield suspended by September https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/civil-liberties-meps-want-eu-us-privacy-shield-suspended-by-september/

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