Commerce Dept., EU Commission start talks on possible ‘enhanced’ Privacy Shield for data transfers

The Commerce Department and European Union officials are in talks aimed at ensuring a data security and privacy framework is in place for transatlantic data transfers, amid intense concerns among U.S. business groups following a July European Court of Justice decision striking down Privacy Shield as the mechanism for such protections.

“The U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission have initiated discussions to evaluate the potential for an enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework to comply with the July 16 judgment...