EU-U.S. Privacy Shield expected to be effective in June 2016

16. March 2016

On the 14th March, the Digital Commissioner Günther Oettinger spoke out on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield at the CeBIT fair (Center for Office Automation, Information Technology and Telecommunication), which will take place in Hannover (Germany) from the 14th until the 18th March.

Oettinger stated that the EU DPAs will evaluate the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the upcoming weeks, so that the new Framework can be effective in June 2016. He also remarked that without a legal regulation for international transfers of personal data, “the trust in cloud services will be low”.

The EU DPAs are expected to meet on the 12th-13th April in order to issue their opinion on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. However, this opinion will not be binding.