"Over the weekend, negotiators from the European Union's executive body and the US Federal Trade Commission worked frantically to thrash out a deal to allow transatlantic data transfers to take place. But the so-called Safe
“Over the weekend, negotiators from the European Union’s executive body and the US Federal Trade Commission worked frantically to thrash out a deal to allow transatlantic data transfers to take place. But the so-called Safe Harbour 2.0 is far from a done deal.
So how did we get here? Two men are essentially responsible: Edward Snowden and Max Schrems.”
See: Safe Harbour 2.0 will lose again, argues Max Schrems – “Silicon Valley doesn’t rule world. Respect laws in each country,” says privacy campaigner (ars technica, link)
And: The Privacy Shield: The deal on EU/US Safe Harbour data that wasn’t there (mcgarrsolicitors.ie, link)