International Law,
Data Privacy
Apr. 11, 2022
EU-US reach an agreement on data transfers: Will it lead to Schrems III?
Following Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelation of the vast US surveillance over all data transmitted into the US, the issue was raised that this surveillance violated the fundamental right to privacy.
Victoria Burke
Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law, LLPEmail: vburke@scott-scott.com
Victoria is an adjunct professor of Fashion Law at Southwestern Law School.
On March 25, in a joint press conference, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and President Joe Biden, announced a major agreement was reached “in principle” for data transfers between the EU & US. This agreement would replace the defunct Privacy Shield, which the European Court of Justice determined to be inadequate in 2020. (This was known as the Schrems II case)
Biden highlighted the importance of such an agreement sta...
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