Statement by Max Schrems on the "Schrems II" Anniversary

Data Transfers Statement by Max Schrems a year after the "Schrems II" decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union A year ago the so-called "Schrems II" decison was referred to as ground breaking, despite it being the second time that the CJEU has declared EU-US data transfers unlawful - based on EU law that has effectively existed since 1995. Over the last year, it seems that the relevant stakeholders have mainly engaged in deflection and finger pointing, each passing on responsiblity to the next. Only a fraction of European businesses have realised that the underlying conflict between EU data protection and US survillance law will not be solved in the short-term, and have moved towards hosting personal data in Europe, or other safe regions, instead of engaging in an endless compliance nightmare over US law. Other European companies regularly complain about a lack of "guidance" despite two clear judgments. When guidance is given, such as the recent EDPB guidelines, many argu