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How Are Governments Reacting to the Invalidation of Privacy Shield?
July 23, 2020
Sarah Pearce & Ashley Webber
Following the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") on 16 July 2020 invalidating Privacy Shield and imposing potential constraints on the use of Standard Contractual Clauses ("SCCs") (more information on the decision itself can be read here), we are starting to see data protection authorities and other bodies across the EU, and globally, publicly discussing and commenting on the decision.