Surveillance & Privacy

European Commission Releases EU-US Privacy Shield Annual Review

Garrett Hinck
Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 5:00 PM

The European Commission released its first annual report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the agreement that allows cross-border data transfers of European citizens' personal information to the United States. The commission finds that overall, the Privacy Shield ensures an adequate level of protection. Read the press release and the full report below:

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The European Commission released its first annual report on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the agreement that allows cross-border data transfers of European citizens' personal information to the United States. The commission finds that overall, the Privacy Shield ensures an adequate level of protection. Read the press release and the full report below:


Garrett Hinck is a PhD student in political science at Columbia University, studying international relations and the political economy of security. He was previously a research assistant with the Technology and International Affairs and Nuclear Policy programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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