Safe Harbour leaves Irish businesses guessing over data transfer rules

There is widespread confusion among Irish firms over data transfer rules following the demise of the Safe Harbour arrangement and concerns over its replacement.

A study of almost 140 senior IT decisionmakers in Irish businesses showed that six in 10 businesses do not understand the regulations governing the transfer of users’ data between the EU and US.

Safe Harbour is the arrangement that set down rules for the transfer of data to the US.