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EU-US: "Privacy Shield" under fire

18 March 2016

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"The next US administration can, if it so chooses, weaken an already patchy data sharing pact with the EU known as Privacy Shield.

The provisional agreement spells out how US companies can use the transferred data of EU nationals while respecting tough EU privacy laws.

But fears are mounting a US administration headed by firebrand Donald Trump may attempt to punch holes in an agreement whose legal basis is largely based on promises and letters signed by top US officials."

See: Cracks emerge in EU US data 'shield' (EUobserver, link)

See also: Sending data to the US: how to safeguard your privacy (European Parliament, link); Privacy Shield negotiators on defensive ahead of member states’ review (EurActiv, link)

And: European Data Protection Supervisor: speech at LIBE committee hearing: Towards an Opinion on the EU-US Privacy Shield (pdf): "a lasting solution must be capable of providing legal certainty. It must be capable of being credibly defended - and upheld! - in case of future scrutiny before the Court."

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