FTC Reminds Transatlantic Companies To Join US-EU Safe Harbor Program

Companies transferring consumer data from the European Union to the U.S. can ensure the transfer complies with European privacy law by participating in the voluntary U.S.-EU safe harbor program, FTC Consumer Education Specialist Alvaro Puig wrote in a blog post Monday. To participate in the safe harbor program, a company must abide by seven principles: notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access and enforcement, Puig said. If an organization says it complies with the safe harbor program, it must live up to that promise or risk being sued by the FTC, he said.