From: CIO
The Privacy Shield isn’t yet in effect, but it could soon be providing privacy protection when EU citizens’ personal information is transferred to the U.S.
By Peter Sayer
The Privacy Shield agreement is intended to guarantee the personal information of European Union citizens the same privacy protection when processed in the U.S. as it would receive at home. Where these guarantees are not available, the information must stay in the EU.
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Like its predecessor, Privacy Shield require U.S. businesses wishing to process EU citizens’ personal information to self-certify that they will comply with a certain number of principles.
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