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MEPs Say EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Could Face Suspension if U.S. Does Not Fully...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 5, 2018, Members of European Parliament (MEPs), elected politicians of the European Union (EU), voted to adopt a resolution on the adequacy of the...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Completes Annual Privacy Shield...
Written By Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check firm – has received notification from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
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FTC Reaches Settlements with Four Companies Over False Claims of...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 27, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that four companies agreed to settle allegations that they falsely claimed...
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Google Fined Nearly $57 Million for Alleged Violations of EU GDPR
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 21, 2019, France’s National Data Protection Commission (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés or CNIL) imposed a...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Completes Annual Privacy Shield...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider with capabilities in more than 240 countries and...
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Study Finds Many Companies Still Not Prepared for GDPR Compliance
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A study released in September of 2019 about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which took effect on May 25, 2018, to regulate...
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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Passes Third Annual Review by European Commission
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 23, 2019, the European Commission (EC) – which helps to implement the policies of the European Union (EU) – published its report...
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FTC Claims Company Misled Consumers about Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On November 5, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – sued a data...
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FTC Reaches Settlements with Four Companies Over Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On December 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Reaches Settlement with Background Screening Firm Over False Claim of...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In June 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – reached a...
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Five Companies Settle with FTC Over Allegations of False Claims of...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – announced...
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FTC Finalizes Settlements with Five Companies Over Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Finalizes Settlements with Four Companies Over Privacy Shield Allegations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 29, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency promoting competition while protecting and educating consumers...
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FTC Approves Settlement with Background Check Firm Over Privacy Shield
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a U.S. government agency protecting consumers – announced it gave final approval to a...
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FTC Settles Case of Misleading Consumers about Privacy Shield Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – announced that...
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European Union (EU) Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for Data Transfers
ESR News Blog Written By Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield...
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FTC Finalizes Privacy Shield Settlement Over Allegations about Participation
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that protects consumers and promotes competition – finalized a...
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EU and U.S. Initiate Discussions for Enhanced Privacy Shield Framework
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) and the European Commission issued a joint press statement to initiate discussions...
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Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Completes Annual Privacy Shield...
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a leading global background check provider with capabilities in more than 240 countries and...
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FTC Finalizes Settlement with Data Center Over Privacy Shield Allegations
ESR News Blog Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a government agency that is America’s primary privacy and data security enforcer –...
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