Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on European standard contractual clauses and the EU-US Privacy Shield
16.07.2020 - In its judgment of 16 July 2020 in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximilian Schrems, the Court of Justice annulled Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield. However, the EU Commission Decision 2010/87 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries remains valid.