The Court of Justice of the European Union declared the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield arrangement is invalid. However, it did uphold the validity of standard contractual clauses, with a caveat: the third country to which EU data is transferred must have protections in place, particularly around access by public authorities and the ability for EU citizens to have legal redress.
Infographic: The impact of the CJEU’s decision on 'Schrems II'
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