While the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program has been the subject of much consternation, be it due to Trump administration executive orders or advocate-group lawsuits, the program continues to churn forward seven months after the U.S. Department of Commerce began taking applications on Aug. 1, 2016. At the recent IAPP Data Protection Intensive in London, the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.K. Information Commissioner's Office, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission gave a fresh update on the framework's progress, with stats on adoption and, notably, the complaints process. IAPP Content Director Sam Pfeifle has the details for The Privacy Advisor.
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