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European Parliament committee deems Privacy Shield inadequate

/ March 27, 2017

The European Parliament’s civil liberties, justice, and home affairs committee has narrowly approved a resolution that labels the Privacy Shield agreement with the United States as inadequate.

“Both citizens and tech companies relying on transatlantic data flows need the certainty of a robust legal framework and our text calls on the Commission to conduct a proper assessment to ensure this certainty,” said Civil Liberties Committee Chairman Claude Moraes after the March 23 vote.

The EU Parliament is expected to vote...


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