On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, a principal legal method for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States. The CJEU ruling further cast doubt on the … [Read more] about Geopolitical Implications of the European Court’s Schrems II Decision
Yesterday, the UK National Cyber Security Centre and Canada’s Communications Security Establishment released an advisory linking APT29 (also known as, ‘the Dukes’ or ‘Cozy Bear’) to attacks against COVID-19 vaccine development in Canada, the US and … [Read more] about UK National Cyber Security Centre Advisory: Russian Attackers, APT29, Targets Companies Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its much-anticipated decision in the Schrems II case. As we analyze in detail in an earlier blog post, the ECJ’s decision invalidates Privacy Shield while leaving Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) … [Read more] about EU DPAs Announce Post-Schrems Enforcement Plans
On July 16, the Court of Justice of the European Union struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ Case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)). In an article for the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Alston … [Read more] about ‘Schrems II’ backs the European legal regime into a corner — How can it get out?
Executive Summary Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) handed down its long-awaited judgment in the ‘Schrems 2.0’ case (Facebook Ireland and Schrems (Case C-311/18)), about the validity of two means of legitimizing transfers … [Read more] about Schrems 2.0: CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield and emphasizes exporter obligations when using Standard Contractual Clauses