In a joint statement, EU and U.S. officials announced a commitment to strengthening the Safe Harbor framework by this coming summer, Out-Law.com reports. The announcement also promised to hasten efforts toward an “agreement for data exchanges in the field of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, including terrorism," among others. Meanwhile, Eduardo Ustaran, CIPP/E, reminds us that while much has been made of Parliament’s passing of EU data protection reforms, “we have yet to see where the other legislative body—the Council of the EU—stands on this debate,” and outlines the challenges ahead.
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