Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems: AG Discusses the Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses and Raises Concerns Over Privacy Shield (C-311/18 Schrems II, Opinion of AG Saugmandsgaard Øe)

The fact that personal data transferred for commercial purposes to the US under standard contractual clauses may later be accessed by US security services does not render the whole legal framework invalid per se. Under such schemes, a case-by-case approach is to be adopted, whereby appropriate data protection safeguards are expected to be monitored ex-ante by data controllers and ex-post by national data protection authorities. Conversely, transfers carried out under the Privacy Shield unveil questions on the effectiveness of the scheme to offset deficiencies of the US framework regulating foreign intelligence activities, with respect to the protection of European citizens’ fundamental rights.

Jaar van publicatie:2020