BBB EU Privacy Shield Director Speaks at First Annual Privacy Shield Review

Sep 18, 2017 by Bryant Fry

On September 18, 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) and U.S. Department of Commerce (“Department”) kicked off their first annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy Shield”) about one year after its launch in July 2016.  To aid in the review, the Department invited representatives of two independent recourse mechanisms, including CBBB Vice President and BBB EU Privacy Shield Director Frances J. Henderson, to speak about their experiences and those of their participating companies during the first year of the Privacy Shield.

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