EU Data Protection Board not happy with EU-US Privacy Shield second review
On December 19, the EU Commission released its report on the second review of the EU-US Privacy Shield arrangement, the mechanism that allows for the transfer of data between the EU and the US. Overall, the Commission fins that the US authorities has taken steps to improve the functioning of the framework.
On January 24, the EU Data Protection Board gathering all EU data protection authorities announced that due to substantial shortcomings, the EU-US Privacy Shield risk could be struck down by the European Court of Justice later this year.
