According to press reports, European Union and U.S. negotiators in Brussels finalized what is being called a “political agreement” on a new Safe Harbor transatlantic data transfer agreement. European Union justice commissioner Vera Jourová will present the agreement to the European Commission’s 28 commissioners today.
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EU update: Safe Harbor 2.0 deadline passes without agreement; Art. 29 WP views on BCRs and model clauses expected tomorrow
Posted in European Union, Safe HarborNo news is not good news this time. The January 31 deadline for getting a new Safe Harbor Agreement in place came and went last weekend. Commissioner Jourova, who is leading the Safe Harbor 2.0 negotiations for the EU, reported on the negotiation’s status last evening to LIBE, the European Parliament committee that oversees privacy… Continue Reading
EU Round-UP: Safe Harbor 2.0 and Upcoming National Challenges
Posted in EU Data Protection Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Privacy Regulation, Safe HarborEU Commissioner Vera Jourova recently announced in a speech to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) that the Commission and the US have made substantial progress in finalizing a new Safe Harbor program. Jourova noted that the collection and use of European personal data for US national security purposes… Continue Reading
EU Parliament Committee calls on the Commission for immediate action on US data transfers
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, EU Data Protection Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Legislation, Safe Harbor, Social MediaThe EU Parliament committee that is charged with considering data protection matters (LIBE) has issued a press release calling on the European Commission to take action before the end of 2015 to come up with alternatives to Safe Harbor. Importantly, LIBE has also called on the Commission to reassess whether the European Court of Justice’s… Continue Reading
New Draft Processor to Sub-processor Model Clauses (Art. 29 Working Party)
Posted in Cloud Computing, European Union, Privacy RegulationWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) The Art. 29 Working Party, a key advisory body to the EU Commission, recently proposed draft model clauses to cover the transfer of personal data from EEA data processors to non-EEA sub-processors. The draft model clauses have the potential to bring greater certainty to… Continue Reading
