Does Schrems II Doom Use of SCCs for EU–US Data Transfers? No Answers and Clouds are Gathering
By EsqSocial Corporation 04/11/20
It’s been well written that in Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the Privacy Shield, a mechanism created to permit the transfer of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to the U.S. The decision also confirmed the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data outside the EU/EEA. However, in its holding,...
By: White and Williams LLP