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Time is running out to come up with a replacement for the original Safe Harbour framework, which was effectively struck down by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in October.
Safe Harbour 2.0, currently being drawn up by the EU and US authorities, “will not provide a viable framework for future transfers of personal information” across the Atlantic according to a group of human rights and privacy organisations. In a letter sent to the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová, and to the US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, the 20 EU and 14 US NGOs instead urge the politicians “to commit to a comprehensive modernization of privacy and data protection laws on both sides of the Atlantic.”
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