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EU Court Blocks Data Pact Amid Fears Over US Surveillance

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

Bloomberg, July 16, 2020. While a separate contract-based system to transfer data was approved, the judges’ doubts about American data protection also plunge that alternative method into legal uncertainty. Read more

EU Court Rules EU-US Data Protection Agreement Invalid

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

RTE, July 16, 2020. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has for the second time struck down an agreement between the EU and US which facilitates the transfer of data from Europe to the United States and permits US intelligence services to access such data for national security reasons. Read more

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What the ECJ’s Privacy Shield Ruling Means For a UK Data Adequacy Deal

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

New Statesman, July 16, 2020. The influential international court handed down the ruling on Thursday morning after concluding that mechanisms, dubbed Privacy Shield, to protect European data from US state surveillance were inadequate. Read more

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Court Kills Landmark EU-US Data Privacy Pact

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

Axios, July 16, 2020. Trade group BSA said the decision "creates a challenge for more than 5,300" firms that relied on Privacy Shield, 70% of which, it said, are small and midsized businesses. Read more

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EU Court Ruling Strikes Blow to Trans-Atlantic Data Flows

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

Politico, July 16, 2020. Europe's top court handed down a searing verdict on US surveillance powers on Thursday, ruling for the second time that EU data would not be safe from snooping under a transatlantic data protection deal. Read more

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Factbox: Reaction After EU Court Strikes Down Transatlantic Data Transfer Deal

JUL 16, 2020 | US | EUROPEAN UNION

Reuters, July 16, 2020. ”The good news is that SCCs (Standard Contractual Clauses) remain valid. But today’s Privacy Shield decision will create challenges for more than 5,300 businesses, 70% of which are SMEs, across a range of sectors at a time when the ability to send data abroad is crucial to the economic recovery from COVID-19,” said Victoria Espinel, CEO and President. Read more

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