Swiss DPA statement: Privacy Shield does not provide adequate data protection
In a statement, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner has declared that it no longer considers that the EU-US Privacy Shield provides adequate personal data protection in the USA for Swiss citizens. The announcement is based on the review of the privacy shield agreement by the Swiss DPA following the decision of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the Schrems II case.
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