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The Washington Post | Posted: February 2, 2016
Summary Sentence:
U.S. and European regulators agreed to a tentative deal that would allow U.S. companies to continue moving the personal information of Europeans overseas.
Full Summary:
U.S. and European regulators agreed to a tentative deal that would allow U.S. companies to continue moving the personal information of Europeans across the Atlantic. Georgia Tech's Peter Swire, associate director of policy for the Institute for Information Security & Privacy, explains.
European CommunityU.S. and European regulators agreed to a tentative deal that would allow U.S. companies to continue moving the personal information of Europeans across the Atlantic. The new "E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield" deal replaces the original "Safe Harbor" pact — an agreement that was struck down by Europe's top court last year, sending regulators on both sides scrambling to establish a new arrangement. Georgia Tech's Peter Swire, associate director of policy for the Institute for Information Security & Privacy, said legal challenges could continue but he believes the deal has benefits for individuals on both sides of the pond.
Read more in The Washington Post.
