Privacy Shield: The new EU rules on transatlantic data sharing will not protect you
Albrecht and Schrems say new regime likely to fall foul of EU Court of Justice in same way as Safe Harbor
Not only does the final “Privacy Shield” use the exact same wording on mass surveillance laws as Safe Harbor, the US now even admits that it will continue to collect personal data stemming from Europe in bulk.
The European Union’s data protection laws are intended to ensure that we can entrust personal data to our devices and online services without fear of privacy violations. To make sure that this European standard is not undermined, it is essential to clarify under which circumstances personal data can be transferred to other countries – ones that may not have the same privacy protection laws.
The European Commission will today adopt the so-called Privacy Shield, which will allow companies to transfer personal data from the EU to the United States. It follows the European Court of Justice ruling that the previous system for the transfer of data to the US, called Safe Harbour, violated fundamental rights to privacy.