Goodbye Safe Harbor, hello Privacy Shield: that's the name given by European Union and U.S. negotiators to the deal they struck on Tuesday enabling legal transfers of personal data between the two regions.
The EU-US Privacy Shield will "protect the fundamental rights of Europeans where their data is transferred to the United States and ensure legal certainty for businesses," the European Commission said in a press release announcing the agreement.
Reactions were mixed, however, with some arguing the new framework fails to protect the privacy of European citizens. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was among the critics.
EU capitulates totally on #SafeHarbor. Interesting, given that they held all the cards. https://t.co/GmM8xGWPP6 https://t.co/EVSzYvgooX
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