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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework was designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and European Commission to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a mechanism to comply with EU data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce.

Learn more at PrivacyShield.gov.

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF): “The United States welcomes the European Union’s adoption of an adequacy decision for the DPF. This framework, announced by President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in March 2022, represents the culmination of years of...

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U.S.-UK Joint Statement on the U.S-UK Data Bridge

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology the Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP issued a joint statement yesterday on the announcement that both countries have committed in principle to establish a data bridge. “Today, President Joseph R. Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that they have committed in principle to establish a data...

Statement from Secretary Raimondo on the European Commission’s Release of Draft Adequacy Decision Regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released the following statement following the European Commission’s release of its draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: “The United States welcomes the European Commission’s release of its draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The draft adequacy decision represents a critical...

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has issued the following statement regarding the signing today by President Biden of an Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities”: “Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities, which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

Secretary Raimondo Statement on Announcement of Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

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Secretary Gina M. Raimondo has issued the following statement regarding the announcement today by President Biden and European Commission President Von der Leyen on the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework between both governments: “Today’s Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework announcement between the United States and the European Union reflects our shared recognition of the importance of...

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Intensifying Negotiations on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Flows: A Joint Press Statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders

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