FTC warns of false compliance with EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-06-19T18:37:00
The Federal Trade Commission is warning over a dozen companies in the form of letters not to falsely claim participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program.
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