U.S. and EU Announce Deal on the EU-US Privacy Shield

The United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU) announced on February 2 that they have reached an agreement on a new data-sharing arrangement tentatively named the “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.”  This new arrangement will replace the previous  “Safe-Harbor” agreement that was struck down by the European Court of Justice in October.  Although the details of implementation remain largely unknown at this time, the new arrangement would allow companies to once again transfer data across the Atlantic.  The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield will be reviewed by the EU’s national data protection authorities and legal challenges are anticipated.  Business groups have been generally supportive of the new approach and requested leniency from regulators in their reviews until the new arrangement is fully implemented.

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