On 10 August, the European Commission and the US Department of Commerce confirmed that talks have begun between the EU and US for an “enhanced” Privacy Shield.
This will be the third attempt to revise this framework, following the invalidation of Safe Harbor in 2015 and Privacy Shield in July 2020. Third time a charm? We’re not so sure.
By way of recap, in Schrems II, the court made clear that Privacy Shield was invalid for three main reasons:
- US surveillance rules are disproportionate
- There is a lack of proper oversight over US surveillance programmes
- EU individuals do not
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