The end of 2018 saw heightened activity surrounding the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.  This blog post provides a news roundup on the following developments:

• The European Commission’s (the “Commission”) December 19th report (the “Report”) summarizing the second annual joint review that was held in October 2018.

• The Report’s February 28, 2019 deadline for the U.S. to identify a nominee to permanently fill the Ombudsperson position required by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.

• The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s guidance providing deadlines for Privacy Shield-certified companies to update their privacy policies depending on whether the UK ends up with a Deal or a No-Deal Brexit.