Vestager gives statement to Congress’ big tech hearings

Congress’ hearings with the leaders of tech giants such as Apple, Facebook, and Google have received a lot of coverage. One particular area of interest lies in Margrethe Vestager’s statement before Congress. The statement is made on behalf of Vestager in her capability as both Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice-President of the Commission for…

August 3, 2020The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co

EU-US Privacy Shield invalidated by ECJ

The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that the EU-US Privacy Shield is unlawful and invalid. The Privacy Shield was an agreement between the EU and the US, which governed data transfers between the two territories. In a 2016 decision, the European Commission had found that the protection provided by the Privacy Shield was…

August 3, 2020The Preiskel BlogBy Preiskel & Co