Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Following the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) binding dispute resolution decision of April 13, 2023, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was issued a fine of 1.2 billion euros following an inquiry into its Facebook service by the Irish Data Protection Authority (IE DPA), according to an EDPB…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) – a non-profit trade organization representing the background screening industry – has announced the 2023 PBSA Europe Council Annual Conference will take place at the Royal Holloway, University of London on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. PBSA members may register here. The tentative…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its opinion on the draft adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) issued by the European Commission in December 2022 to secure transatlantic data transfers between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.).…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 7, 2022, United States President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order that outlined steps the U.S. government will take to implement a new data privacy framework for data transfers between the European Union (EU) and the United States (U.S.) that will replace the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 25, 2022, United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the U.S. and European Union (EU) had reached a new trans-Atlantic data flow agreement, although the agreement is in principle only at this point, according to a…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that is America’s primary privacy and data security enforcer – finalized a settlement with a data storage services company that allegedly deceived consumers about its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework that allows…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – announced that the FTC settled allegations that an operator of secure data centers misled consumers about its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework that allows participants…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a U.S. government agency protecting consumers – announced it gave final approval to a settlement with a background check firm over allegations the company misrepresented participation in and compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework that enables…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 5, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – sued a data storage services company over allegations that it misled consumers about participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework that allows the legal transfer of consumer…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 23, 2019, the European Commission (EC) – which helps to implement the policies of the European Union (EU) – published its report on the third annual review of the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield the confirms that the United States continues to ensure an…
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