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Safe Harbour—in the eye of the storm and what to do now

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Published on: 24 November 2015
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Table of contents

  • Introduction
  • Working Party Statement of 16 October
  • European Commission 6 November communication
  • Safe Harbour position papers from regulators
  • What should you be doing now?
  • What are the alternative measures that can be put in place?
  • Other options?

Article summary

IP & IT analysis: As everyone scrabbles to get their head around Safe Harbour following the Schrems decision, Kirsten Whitfield, director of the data protection practice at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co, considers the latest developments around Safe Harbour.

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