EU Privacy Chiefs Update Guide for Countries Seeking Privacy OK

How countries outside the European Union can qualify under the bloc’s new privacy regime as having adequate privacy laws to accept data transfers is the subject of new guidance from EU privacy regulators.

The guidance issued by the Article 29 Working Party of privacy regulators from the 28 EU member countries focuses on how the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, should assess the adequacy of foreign privacy laws under the new EU General Data Protection Regulation taking effect in May 2018.

Countries, or particular governmental data-sharing programs within a country, will have to aim for the higher user consent, ...