TextGuard Announces U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework Certification
Filed under: Americas, Communications, Data Management, Europe, Government, People, Technology, Telecom
Certification represents significant milestone in TextGuard’s international expansion
March 08, 2011, New York — TextGuard, the leading provider of mobile communication monitoring, archiving and management solutions, today announced it is now certified under the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework to allow the transfer of personal information between the United States and Europe, further supporting TextGuard’s expansion into Europe.
The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection which went into effect in 1998 effectively prohibited the transfer of personal data to non-European Union nations that failed to meet the European “adequacy” standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of enhancing privacy protection, the United States has taken a different approach to privacy. To bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined way for U.S. organizations to sat isfy the adequacy requirement of the Directive, the U.S. Department of Com merce in consultation with the European Commission developed a “Safe Harbor” framework to help companies navigate in spite of these differences. Read more
TextGuard Announces VoiceGuard(TM) to Its Suite of Mobile Compliance Solutions
Filed under: Americas, Communications, Data Management, Software, Telecom
October 06, 2010 New York, NY: TextGuard, the leading provider of mobile communication compliance solutions, today announced its newest mobile compliance product, VoiceGuard (TM), an application that enables enterprises to record telephone conversations and voicemails on company mobile devices.
VoiceGuard (TM) is currently available for Blackberry devices and can be installed and operational within minutes. The application helps companies achieve their compliance and risk management objectives, reduce losses and supports mobility initiatives.
“Regulations are now in place that requires all electronic communications used for business purposes, including landline calls, email, SMS and instant messaging to be recorded and retained. The recording of mobile voice calls is the next logical step in the regulatory process”, explained Todd Cohan, Founder and CEO of TextGuard. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK is expected to issue its policy statement lifting the mobile phone recording exemption by the end of this year. Once it does so, financial services firms in the UK will have one year to comply with the new regulations. Read more