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Privacy Shield

What is Privacy Shield?

A former framework for regulating transatlantic exchanges of personal data between the EU and the United States. Privacy Shield was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2020 (Schrems II) and replaced by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as privacy shield. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on privacy shield

Requirements naming privacy shield across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

Greece Law 4624/2019 crosswalk to adjacent EU + Member State frameworks. EU GDPR + LEDP: Law 4624/2019 transposes/implements both directly; Greek-specific provisions supplement + do not override GDPR core.

GR-DPA-Crosswalk-EU-Adjacent-MemberStates · Greece Law 4624/2019 Crosswalk to GDPR, LEDP, EU Adjacent Frameworks and Member State Implementations

Training + awareness + coordination operationalise UU PDP within Indonesia and across the regional + global regulatory landscape. Training and Awareness: mandatory cyber + privacy awareness training for all staff + role-specific training for IT + security + ex...

IDPdp-Training-Awareness-Coord-ASEAN-SingaporePDPA-APEC-CBPR-GDPR-Art70to76-MoCom-Transition · Indonesia PDP Training + Awareness + Indonesian Representative + Lembaga PDP Transition + Coordination ASEAN/Singapore PDPA/APEC CBPR/GDPR/India DPDP/Cross-Sectoral OJK/BI/BSSN

Cross-border transfer of personal data from Italy is governed by GDPR Chapter V + Italian Codice + Italian Garante guidance. (1) GDPR Chapter V Transfer Mechanisms: (a) Adequacy decisions per Commission - Andorra + Argentina + Canada (commercial organisations)...

ItalyCodice-CrossBorder-Transfer-Adequacy-SCCs-BCRs-Retention-ItalianSectorRules-EUDataAct · Italy Codice Cross-Border Transfer + EU Adequacy + Standard Contractual Clauses + Binding Corporate Rules + EU Data Act + Italian Sector Retention Rules + Schrems II + Transfer Impact Assessment

Questions people ask about privacy shield

What is Privacy Shield?
A former framework for regulating transatlantic exchanges of personal data between the EU and the United States. Privacy Shield was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2020 (Schrems II) and replaced by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Why is Privacy Shield important for compliance?
Privacy Shield is a key concept in Privacy. Understanding privacy shield helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Privacy Shield?
Privacy Shield appears in the requirement text of Greece Law 4624/2019 - Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) Implementation Act, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Indonesia PDP Law, Italy Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, amended 2018). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Privacy Shield?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how privacy shield applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.