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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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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.

Frameworks that govern privacy shield

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on privacy shield

Requirements naming privacy shield across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy shields what could be inferred by watching activity on the network, for example websites visited by users + their geographic location + the IP addresses and DNS names assigned to devices inside a provi...

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 →
Indonesia PDP Law1 control

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 →

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 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Privacy Shield?
Privacy Shield appears in the requirement text of ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Indonesia PDP Law. Across these standards we have identified 2 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 1,016 frameworks.

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