Privacy Shield
Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
Microsoft promises to challenge all government requests for customer data
Stance taken following EU advice to firms on complying with a ruling invalidating the EU-US data transfer mechanism
20 Nov 2020
European court invalidates primary EU-US data transfer mechanism
European court invalidates primary EU-US data transfer mechanism
Privacy Shield ruled to be incompatible with GDPR in landmark case
16 Jul 2020
EU seeks Privacy Shield changes in its first annual review
EU seeks Privacy Shield changes in its first annual review
Proposals include tougher rules around non-compliance and greater cooperation between US and EU authorities
18 Oct 2017
Safe Harbour replaced with EU-US Privacy Shield
Safe Harbour replaced with EU-US Privacy Shield
The new agreement may take effect from July if both parties agree on its directions
27 Jun 2016
EDPS says Privacy Shield not robust enough
EDPS says Privacy Shield not robust enough
Giovanni Buttarelli said the European Commission needs to develop a longer-term solution for sharing data across continents
1 Jun 2016
Has the US forced Reddit to secretly hand over user data?
Has the US forced Reddit to secretly hand over user data?
Disappearance of "warrant canary" seen as tacit admission of government data request
1 Apr 2016
Would a Brexit weaken data privacy in the UK?
Would a Brexit weaken data privacy in the UK?
Data privacy should be a central issue in debate of EU referendum pros and cons
26 Feb 2016
Why Privacy Shield will fail to protect our data
Why Privacy Shield will fail to protect our data
Safe Harbour’s replacement is based entirely on trust - what a big mistake
8 Feb 2016
EU throws US data transfers into doubt – again
EU throws US data transfers into doubt – again
Europe’s data watchdog refuses to extend Safe Harbour grace period
4 Feb 2016
Will the new Safe Harbour deal really protect your data?
Will the new Safe Harbour deal really protect your data?
Businesses and campaigners react to Privacy Shield, the new EU-US data transfer agreement
2 Feb 2016