Europe and US Agree to Replace Safe Harbor with a Shield: eDiscovery Trends

By Doug Austin

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While many of us were at LegalTech® New York 2016 last week, an important new framework for transatlantic data flows was agreed upon – the EU-US Privacy Shield.

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As announced last Tuesday, the new framework is intended to protect the fundamental rights of Europeans where their data is transferred to the United States and ensure legal certainty for businesses.

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According to the European Commission, the EU-US Privacy Shield reflects the requirements set out by the European Court of Justice (ECJ)…

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  • Doug Austin

    Doug Austin is the editor and founder of eDiscovery Today and an EDRM Global Advisory Council Leader.

    Doug is an established eDiscovery thought leader with over 30 years of experience providing eDiscovery best practices, legal technology consulting and technical project management services to numerous commercial and government clients.

    Doug has published a daily blog since 2010 and has written numerous articles and white papers. He has received the JD Supra Readers Choice Award as the Top eDiscovery Author for 2017 and 2018 and a JD Supra Readers Choice Award as a Top Cybersecurity Author for 2019.

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