Privacy Daily 

By Karl Hercehnroeder

 A coalition of major American companies has asked DOJ to extend the April 8 effective date for its data transfer rule, Privacy Daily has learned. 

The 400-page rule will require significant changes to internal systems and data transaction procedures, the Global Data Alliance said in a Feb. 26 letter shared with us Tuesday. The alliance includes AT&T, FedEx, GM, Lumen, MasterCard, NetFlix, Panasonic, Pfizer, Samsung, Sony and Verizon and members of the Business Software Alliance. Compliance attorneys told us teams are scrambling to comply with a rule that carries civil and criminal penalties. 

"Additional time is needed for companies to analyze and retool systems, recode software programs, alter service offerings in different markets, develop systems to identify covered persons, and change contractual relationships to meet the conditions in the final regulations," the alliance wrote. 

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