Privacy Shield

Facebook signs controversial EU Privacy Shield treaty after Google and Microsoft

Facebook has agreed to adopt a new EU data accord that allows personal information to be transferred to the US, potentially sparking yet another privacy row.

Commercial data transfer pact between EU and US enters into force

A new commercial data pact between the European Union and the United States entered into force on Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty over cross-border data flows, and companies such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft can sign up from Aug. 1.

US and EU agree on "Private Shield" framework for transatlantic data flow

The European Union (EU) accepted the Private Shield law that would allow US companies to transfer Europeans’ private data to servers across the ocean.