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Privacy Shield Update: Ahead of First Joint Review, Europeans Remain Skeptical as FTC Announces Enforcement Actions

Photo of Melinda L. McLellanBy Melinda L. McLellan and Emily R. Fedeles on Posted in Enforcement, International Privacy Law
On September 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced enforcement actions against three companies alleged to have falsely claimed participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The move follows several months of uncertainty surrounding the Framework’s future as EU officials and privacy advocates have questioned its efficacy and validity in the run-up to the … Continue Reading

Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework to Launch April 12

Photo of Melinda L. McLellanBy Melinda L. McLellan and Emily R. Fedeles on Posted in International Privacy Law
On January 11, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Swiss Federal Council and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) issued press releases announcing that an agreement has been reached on a new cross-border data transfer mechanism, the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (the Swiss Privacy Shield). The Swiss Privacy Shield replaces its … Continue Reading
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