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CCIA Welcomes EU-US Privacy Shield Review
Heather Greenfield October 19, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The Computer & Communications Industry Association welcomes the second joint EU-U.S. Privacy Shield review which took place on Thursday and Friday this week. The Privacy Shield framework allows companies to transfer personal data from the European Union to the United [ More ... ]
Senate Confirms Privacy Oversight Board Members
Washington -- The Senate has confirmed several appointees to the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The voice vote gave approval for Adam Klein as member and chairman along with Jane Nitze and Ed Felten. This fills out four of the five positions on PCLOB, which has not had a quorum [ More ... ]
MEPs Call For Changes To Privacy Shield, Threaten Suspension
Heather Greenfield July 5, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- The European Parliament today passed a non-binding resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-US Privacy Shield framework by September 1, unless several improvements are made. The European Commission and the U.S. Administration will formally review the enforcement of the [ More ... ]
CCIA Welcomes Incoming Article 29 Chair
Heather Greenfield February 7, 2018
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Today, the head of the Austrian Data Protection Authority Andrea Jelinek was elected as the new Chairwoman of the Article 29 Working Party. With her election today, Jelinek is also likely to become the first Chair of the European Data Protection Board when the General Data [ More ... ]
CCIA hosts Transatlantic Digital Economy Dialogue ahead of EU-US regulatory talks
Christian Borggreen February 1, 2018
On the eve of the EU-U.S. Information Society Dialogue, CCIA hosted the third edition of our Transatlantic Digital Economy Dialogue in Brussels on January 31. Speakers included Roberto Viola (Director-General, European Commission), Robert L. Strayer, (Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of [ More ... ]
EC Releases Report On Privacy Shield Framework
Brussels, BELGIUM -- Following the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in Washington last month, the European Commission released its report today. The report examined the implementation and adequacy of the framework's strengthened measures for data protection and redress, while also [ More ... ]
CCIA Reaffirms Support for EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as Joint Annual Review Begins
Heather Greenfield September 17, 2017
Washington DC -- E.U. and U.S. officials meet in Washington Monday and Tuesday for the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the recently implemented framework for transatlantic transfers of commercial data. Representatives of the European Commission, U.S. Commerce and Justice [ More ... ]
Newly Confirmed Commerce Secretary Voices Support For Privacy Shield
Bijan Madhani March 2, 2017
Washington -- In a speech to staff, incoming Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross spoke about his support for Privacy Shield, the agreement that allows data transfers between the European Union and the United States, according to news reports. This was no doubt well received by staff who spent countless [ More ... ]
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Stands on Firm Ground
Bijan Madhani February 9, 2017
Washington -- The EU-US Privacy Shield Framework, concluded last year, is critical to the information flows driving $260 billion in transatlantic digital services. It is critical to the ability of Europeans to enjoy these services in a privacy-protective way, and to supporting innovation on both [ More ... ]