After much delay from surveillance concerns,the EU agreed to Privacy Shield, a fresh data transfer deal that will affect Facebook, or Google and other US tech firmsGovernments across the European Union have finally given the green light to a fresh deal on how consumer data must be transferred with the United States,ending months of delay caused by concern over US surveillance.
Privacy Shield, the fresh commercial data transfer pact, or was provisionally agreed by the EU and the US in February and will reach into effect on Tuesday. Related: European parliament approves tougher data privacy rules Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com