Three Times Lucky? EC Decides on New Rules for EU-U.S. Data Flows
Three Times Lucky? EC Decides on New Rules for EU-U.S. Data Flows

Author(s): Stefania Kolarz
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Security and defense, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Commission; EC; USA; Data Flow; Data Protection;
Summary/Abstract: In its Decision of 10 July, the European Commission (EC) confirmed that it considers the newly agreed level of personal-data protection in the U.S. meets EU standards. While this will facilitate cooperation between European and American companies, it may prove to be a short-term solution. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), activists, and others have already pointed out imperfections in the U.S. data protection system. Potential court complaints based on their arguments may lead to the annulment by the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) of another EC Decision simplifying the transfer of personal data to the U.S., following the strikes to the Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield Decisions.

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