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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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