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.
Terms that appear alongside privacy shield
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as privacy shield. The number is how many controls name both.
- data privacy framework 3 shared controls
- consent 3 shared controls
- privacy framework 3 shared controls
- gdpr 3 shared controls
- standard contractual clauses 2 shared controls
- eu us data privacy framework 2 shared controls
- certification 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern privacy shield
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 →Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy provides protection of information that might be derived from the observation of network activities.
X805-Dim8-Privacy-Identification-Network-Activity-Personal-Information-Confidentiality · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 8 - Privacy + Identification of Network Activity + Personal Information Confidentiality + Subscriber Anonymity + Pseudonymity + Anti-Tracking + Location Privacy + Data Minimization + GDPR/CCPA Alignment →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
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