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Privacy Shield should be suspended, say MEPs
By Joe Curtis published
News Committee cites Cambridge Analytica scandal and CLOUD Act as obstacles

Safe Harbour replaced with EU-US Privacy Shield
By Clare Hopping published
News The new agreement may take effect from July if both parties agree on its directions

EDPS says Privacy Shield not robust enough
By Joe Curtis, Clare Hopping published
News Giovanni Buttarelli said the European Commission needs to develop a longer-term solution for sharing data across continents

Has the US forced Reddit to secretly hand over user data?
By Joe Curtis published
News Disappearance of "warrant canary" seen as tacit admission of government data request

Would a Brexit weaken data privacy in the UK?
By Davey Winder published
Opinion Data privacy should be a central issue in debate of EU referendum pros and cons

Why Privacy Shield will fail to protect our data
By Davey Winder published
Opinion Safe Harbour’s replacement is based entirely on trust - what a big mistake

EU throws US data transfers into doubt – again
By Joe Curtis published
In-depth Europe’s data watchdog refuses to extend Safe Harbour grace period

Will the new Safe Harbour deal really protect your data?
By Joe Curtis published
Analysis Businesses and campaigners react to Privacy Shield, the new EU-US data transfer agreement
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