Schrems 2.0: What it Means for EU-US Data Transfers and the Future of the Privacy Shield
Schrems 2.0 is a court case with a complex history. It all began when an Austrian privacy activist, Max Schrems, filed a formal complaint against Facebook back in 2013. This original filing-–Schrems 1.0–was brought to the Irish Data Protection Commissioner and alleged that Facebook violated the rights of EU citizens by sharing and transferring their…