In our latest Data Protection Index Report we asked participating data privacy professionals whether they think the political agreement between the EU and the US announced on 25th March 2022, which proposed a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy FrameworkThe EU-US Data Privacy Framework (EU-US DPF) is a set of principles and safeguards for transferring personal data from the EU to certified US organisations. The programme took effect on 10 July 2023, replacing the invalidated Privacy Shield, and the EU Commission has since deemed transfers made from the EU to certified US organisations Adequate. , would make it to a legal agreement. Interestingly, 64% of those surveyed said they believe it would.
However despite the optimism around it becoming a legal agreement, there is less enthusiasm around whether it would survive a legal challenge. With most DPOs scoring it a five out of 10, sitting on the fence, but only one in ten stating that it would likely survive. Paul, DPO, pointed out that “Despite pressure from EU privacy professionals for certainty around EU-US transfers, Mr Schrems has indicated his intention to challenge the new legal arrangement. Even if it becomes law, I don’t believe that we will be able to wholly rely on it for the foreseeable future”. Suggesting that there is a degree of “wishful thinking”.
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