EDPB Wants Schrems II Compliance Now, but Clearer Guidance is Months Away

The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) plans to release further guidance in the coming months on specific steps that companies can take to export personal data from the European Economic Area to locations in the United States following a major sh… Continue reading EDPB Wants Schrems II Compliance Now, but Clearer Guidance is Months Away

Another Privacy Shield Bites the Dust

While not outright eliminating the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield, the Swiss Data Protection Authority, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), announced in a position paper on September 8, 2020 that he no longer considers the Swi… Continue reading Another Privacy Shield Bites the Dust

Supplementing SCCs to Solve Surveillance Shortfalls

This article was originally published in the IAPP Daily Dashboard on August 19, 2020. By invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield but not rejecting wholesale the use of standard contractual clauses to transfer data to the U.S., the Court of Justice of … Continue reading Supplementing SCCs to Solve Surveillance Shortfalls