The Article 29 working group of member states’ personal data protection authorities has issued a fairly positive opinion of the June 2016 transatlantic umbrella agreement on personal data protection between the European Union and the United States (see EUROPE 11564).
In a report published at the end of October, the Article 29 group says the agreement is a positive step that will complement the existing bilateral agreements, such as the PNR agreement on the transfer of personal data of...