Tech Industry Seeks Privacy Shield Replacement, Moratorium

U.S. and European regulators should “swiftly begin negotiations” to replace the Privacy Shield (see 2007240031) and allow an enforcement moratorium, 17 trade associations wrote officials Thursday. The Information Technology Industry Council, ACT|The App Association, Computer & Communications Industry Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Software & Information Industry Association signed the letter to European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and European Data Protection Board Chair Andrea Jelinek. Negotiators should begin immediately on a “solid legal framework to avoid trade disruptions to EU-U.S. data flows,” they wrote. EU data protection authorities should provide guidance for companies that used the PS and should allow a “reasonable enforcement moratorium,” they wrote. A Commerce Department spokesperson cited a previous statement from Ross. The European Data Protection Board didn’t comment.