Without guidance, U.S. companies in limbo after Privacy Shield scrapped
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-08-12T19:31:00
Despite a recent court ruling to scrap the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the program is apparently still alive and well in the United States. It’s time to move on, writes Aaron Nicodemus.
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