Biden, Von der Leyen, announce agreement ‘in principle’ on transatlantic data flows
US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday (25 March) the two sides had reached a political agreement on international data transfers, a move cautiously welcomed by industry and analysts.
The agreement at the political level, announced at a joint press conference in Brussels, paves the way for a successor to the Privacy Shield deal, which provided the legal framework for transferring personal data to both sides of the Atlantic until it was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020.
Since then, EU officials and members of the US administration have been scrambling to find a legal basis for a new agreement. The core issue is the US surveillance laws, which allow intelligence services to access personal data with little scrutiny and no possibility to readdress.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/biden-von-der-leyen-announce-agreement-in-principle-on-transatlantic-data-flows/
#europe #eu #privacy #data
US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday (25 March) the two sides had reached a political agreement on international data transfers, a move cautiously welcomed by industry and analysts.
The agreement at the political level, announced at a joint press conference in Brussels, paves the way for a successor to the Privacy Shield deal, which provided the legal framework for transferring personal data to both sides of the Atlantic until it was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020.
Since then, EU officials and members of the US administration have been scrambling to find a legal basis for a new agreement. The core issue is the US surveillance laws, which allow intelligence services to access personal data with little scrutiny and no possibility to readdress.
https://www.euractiv.com/section/data-protection/news/biden-von-der-leyen-announce-agreement-in-principle-on-transatlantic-data-flows/
#europe #eu #privacy #data
EURACTIV
Biden, Von der Leyen, announce agreement ‘in principle’ on transatlantic data flows
US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared on Friday (25 March) the two sides had reached a political agreement on international data transfers, a move cautiously welcomed by industry and analysts.
India Orders VPN Companies to Collect and Hand Over User Data
A new government order will force virtual private networks to store user data for five years or longer.
In India, virtual private network companies will be required to collect extensive customer data -- and maintain it for five years or more -- under a new national directive from the country's Computer Emergency Response Team, known as CERT-in. It's a policy that will likely make life more difficult for both VPN companies and VPN users there.
The body, under the country's Ministry of Electronics and IT, announced Thursday that VPNs in the country will have to keep customer names, validated physical and IP addresses, usage patterns and other forms of personally identifiable information. As first reported by Entracker, those who don't comply could potentially face up to a year in prison under the governing law cited in the new directive.
The directive isn't limited to VPN providers. Data centers and cloud service providers are both listed under the same provision. The companies will have to keep customer information even after the customer has canceled their subscription or account. And, in all case, CERT-in will require the companies to report on their users' "unauthorized access to social media accounts."
https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/india-orders-vpn-companies-to-collect-and-hand-over-user-data
#india #vpn #userdata #privacy
A new government order will force virtual private networks to store user data for five years or longer.
In India, virtual private network companies will be required to collect extensive customer data -- and maintain it for five years or more -- under a new national directive from the country's Computer Emergency Response Team, known as CERT-in. It's a policy that will likely make life more difficult for both VPN companies and VPN users there.
The body, under the country's Ministry of Electronics and IT, announced Thursday that VPNs in the country will have to keep customer names, validated physical and IP addresses, usage patterns and other forms of personally identifiable information. As first reported by Entracker, those who don't comply could potentially face up to a year in prison under the governing law cited in the new directive.
The directive isn't limited to VPN providers. Data centers and cloud service providers are both listed under the same provision. The companies will have to keep customer information even after the customer has canceled their subscription or account. And, in all case, CERT-in will require the companies to report on their users' "unauthorized access to social media accounts."
https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/india-orders-vpn-companies-to-collect-and-hand-over-user-data
#india #vpn #userdata #privacy
CNET
India Orders VPN Companies to Collect and Hand Over User Data
A new government order will force virtual private networks to store user data for five years or longer.