On Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the European Commission published its first periodic review of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), following the call for feedback in August 2024.
The review highlighted that SMEs make up the majority of participants in the DPF (70%), with almost half (47%) operating in the ICT sector.
In addition, the review noted that the US Department of Commerce (DoC) rejected 33 applications as they did not satisfy the DPF requirements criteria. While the DoC has not yet detected any compliance issues, it has only conducted ad-hoc checks. The DoC plans to conduct automated compliance checks in the coming year. The review also revealed that only a small number of complaints had been lodged by individuals related to DPF non-compliance. Moving forward, the review highlighted the need for further guidance and clarification in cooperation with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on various aspects, such as HR data transferred under the DPF and any obligations that relate to it.
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