EU-US Privacy Shield passes third Commission 'health check' -- but litigation looms

The third annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer mechanism has once again been nodded through by Europe's executive. This despite the EU parliament calling last year for the mechanism to be suspended. The European Commission also issued US counterparts with a compliance deadline last December -- saying the US must appoint a permanent ombudsperson to handle EU citizens' complaints, as required by the arrangement, and do so by February.