'Marked Increase' in Participation in Privacy Shield From Last Year, IAPP Finds
There's a "marked increase" in organizations indicating their use or intention to use Privacy Shield from last year, blogged International Association of Privacy Professionals Publications Director Sam Pfeifle, summarizing early returns of the global IAPP-EY Privacy Governance Survey of 548…
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organizations. Last week, the EU and U.S. did an inaugural review of the framework, with a report coming out in October (see 1709210011) that could influence how the agreement may be changed. More than 2,500 organizations are self-certified under Privacy Shield, according to an International Trade Administration-hosted website. Pfeifle said 47 percent of organizations that say they will transfer personal data from the EU will use the trans-Atlantic data sharing framework, up from 34 percent in 2016 (see 1609150023). Sixty-seven percent of companies with fewer than 5,000 employees say they want to use Privacy Shield. Eighty-eight percent will use standard contractual clauses, up from 80 percent last year. Pfeifle noted that mechanism is being challenged in a European court (see 1607060009). He said the report will be released at IAPP's San Diego conference Oct. 16-18.