The opinion of the advocate general on the Schrems II case might lead to uncertainties on data transfers when a clear privacy law framework is, on the contrary, necessary for the digital economy.
Interesting issues arose from the privacy related discussions at the Summer Legal Conference with major thought leaders on the GDPR obligations and their impact on businesses.ย
The approval by the European Commission of the E.U.-U.S. Privacy Shield replacing the Safe Harbor program led to questions on how stable such scheme will be.
The Privacy Shield on the transfer of personal data between the European Union and the United States has now been approved by the EU Member States opening new interesting scenarios.
The publication of the details of the Privacy Shield that will replace the Safe Habor for the transfer of personal data to the United States sets a higher bar of compliance.ย
The Article 29 Working Party expressed its position on the Privacy Shield and on the scenario applicable to current data transfers to the United States.
The European Commission issued guidelines on how to operate following the invalidation by the European Court of Justice of the Safe Harbor privacy principles for transfers of personal data between the EU and US. But this might not be the solution of this saga.
EU privacy regulators took their first position on the Safe Harbor decision when negotiations on the TTIP agreement between the EU and the US reach a delicate stage.