What do Argentina, Canada, Israel, New Zealand and Switzerland have in common? The European Commission has determined that they, along with Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Uruguay have met EU data safeguard requirements for cross-border transfers, according to the Commission’s newly released report.  The United States didn’t make the cut.

Oregon’s data broker law has gone into effect, making it the fourth state after Vermont, California and Texas, to have special requirements for the data broker industry. This and the recently passed Texas law require data brokers to register with the state – and businesses that process data they’ve not collected directly from individual subjects should check the laws to see if they’re covered.